According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, the fourth joint meeting of marine knowledge-based companies was held in the presence of Seyed Mohammad Sahebkar Khorasani, head of knowledge-based institutes and companies’ affairs, Mohammadi Moghadam, manager of evaluation of national science foundation, and Mohammad Saeed Seyf, secretary of marine knowledge-based industries and technology development headquarter.

In this meeting, support methods applied by the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs for knowledge-based companies were expressed and methods of evaluation of marine knowledge-based companies were discussed. In addition, support methods from national elites foundation for these companies and plans of marine knowledge-based companies for the future were assessed.

Law for Support of Knowledge-based Companies Is the Largest Plan for Development of Technology in the Country

Mohammad Saeed Seyf, secretary of marine knowledge-based industries and technology development headquarter, explained about the nature of this headquarter in the presence of marine activists, stating: this headquarter has aimed to create strong associations between specialized committees and its own support activities (e.g., support of knowledge-based companies, support of holding festivals, seminars and workshops, creation of laboratory network and formation of databases in all marine areas of the country) by holding specialized meetings in various marine fields, including student committees, shipbuilding, off-shore activities and creation of matrix communication network.

Development of Knowledge-based Companies is the Solution for Saving knowledge-based economy

Seyed Mohammad Sahebkar Khorasani, head of knowledge-based institutes and companies’ affairs, pointed out the role of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs in support of knowledge-based companies, expressing: the article for support of knowledge-based companies was created in the Vice-Presidency in 2007 and was sent to the parliament in 2008 in the form of a legal package.

He continued that the selected companies were chosen from 10 thousand companies, which is indicative of power and high rank of these companies.

In defining knowledge-based companies, he asserted: the work agenda of these companies is being active in the areas of research and targeted development and conventional activities in the area of Hightech technologies.

The process and logic of evaluation is based on this principle that all technologies, from the simplest to the most complex, must be evaluated. Technologies existing in this process are categorized with the title of “seven-layer categorization related to leveling associated with the complexity of products”. Each technology is categorized based on its nature and after its comparison with other technologies.

In addition, presence of marine knowledge-based institutes and companies in the exhibition of marine technology achievements in the third national festival of “Sea, the Path of Progress”, which will be held October 31^st-November 3^rd, 2017 in Holy Defense Museum, will be assessed. At the end, marine companies expressed their opinions and problems as well.