Iran Technology & Innovation News

Iran National Innovation Fund, affiliated with the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, has extended loans worth 170 trillion rials ($618 million) to support the technology…

The 10th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition of Iran (INOTEX 2021) wrapped up on Friday after naming the best startups. The event was launched on May 18 at Pardis Technology Park…

A large portion of Iranian startups and knowledge-based companies are focused on information and communications technologies, Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology’s survey showed…

State authorities have recently zeroed in on tech infrastructure in Karaj, the provincial center of Alborz, to further develop the technology ecosystem in the metropolis.

The Iranian government is making more efforts to develop the technology ecosystem by overhauling unused infrastructures and repurposing them into workspaces.  According to the Vice…

An innovation support fund has been jointly established in the western province of Lorestan by the province's Science and Technology Park and the state-backed Iran National Innovation Fund.

Joining Tehran in its move to establish tech centers and innovation factories, three northern coastal cities will also set up innovation factories.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has signed a €2 million deal with a Russian company, during the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon (also known as 2019 MAKS Air Show).

The Iranian government has agreed to invest 26 trillion rials ($225 million) in Iran National Innovation Fund to support knowledge-based companies and startups. INIF invests in startups and…

Legal experts, former bankers and CEOs of Iranian startups converged at Khatam University in Tehran on Wednesday to help devise solutions to overcome regulatory hurdles facing local tech firms…

President Hassan Rouhani said the digital revolution has turned social media platforms into a barometer of a state’s legitimacy. The president made the statement at Smart Iran Summit held at…

Iran National Innovation Fund intends to offer local knowledge-based companies aid packages to the tune of 500 billion rials ($3.8 million) in the form of loans to empower tech companies in the…

President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday his administration will provide greater support to innovative firms, considering their crucial role in helping the country overcome sanctions and…

An agreement was signed between United Nations children agency, UNICEF and Iran’s Pardis Technology Park on Tuesday.  Among other things, development and application of child-friendly…

At the opening ceremony of the 2nd round of Smart Tehran Congress on Monday, the mayor and ICT minister signed an agreement to join forces and support plans for transforming Tehran into a smart…

With the world on the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, Iran’s ICT minister urges all, citizens and authorities alike, to take note of the situation and keep pace with the universal…

From around 98,000 economic and industrial production units, only 2,000 or about 2% have a research and development department. 

This is a huge gap that should be bridged if…

Iran has been ranked 65th in the Global Innovation Index 2018, rising 10 positions from last year. 

Innovation Efficiency Ratio is Iran's main strength, in which the country is…

The “Mechatronic and Information Technology City” project will move along the pathway to create a Silicon Valley-like site in the country.

At a meeting on Monday, Ali Mohammad Noorian,…

Iran has launched a new telecommunications center in the southern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province with an initial investment of 67 billion rials ($1.8 million).

According to local…

Total sales of Iran’s six major startups surpassed 20 trillion rials ($533 million) during the past fiscal that ended  in March, said Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari…

Telecommunications Company of Iran is pushing ahead with plans to develop the country’s fiber optic network, as well as the Internet Protocol infrastructure that goes along with super-fast…

In President Hassan Rouhani’s budget for the next fiscal year (starts in March 2017), which was presented to the Majlis last week, the telecoms sector is likely to get a cut, initial reports show…

The International Telecoms Union’s Telecom World 2016 was held in Bangkok from November 14 to 17.

On the sidelines of the event, Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology…