TEHRAN – Iran is playing the leading role in the region in the fields of fintech, ICT, stem cell, aerospace, and is unrivaled in artificial intelligence, Sourena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology, told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview on Saturday.

During visiting the science and technology park of West Azerbaijan, Sattari emphasized the importance of using the geographical position of this province, which is close to Turkey, expressing: we must increase the export capacity of knowledge-based companies in this region of the country.

Sattari opened the smart city innovation center during his travel to West Azerbaijan province. This center is supposed to help develop fourth-generation information security and technologies of this province by establishing 12 technology units.

West Azerbaijan is the next destination of the vice president for science and technology affairs. The trip will be made to develop the technological infrastructures of Urmia. During the trip, Sattari will attend the opening ceremony of smart city innovation center in the province.

In a gathering with the managers of Hamshahri Newspaper, the secretary of the headquarters for culture knowledge-based economy, stated: as a journalist, I am happy to witness the opening of Hamshahri Media acceleration and innovation center by one of the large media companies of the country.

The largest and first exhibition of Iran in the field of energy with the topics of water, electricity and telecommunication of Iran in Afghanistan will host Iranian knowledge-based companies.

With the start of the 11th government in 2013, Sattari was appointed as the vice president for science and technology affairs and was reselected for another four years after reelection of Dr. Rouhani as the president of Iran.

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“Converging structures” have been formed for targeted and structural support of teams and companies active in the field of game development to direct the services allocated to this area by these companies. More than 60 companies have joined this supportive structure in 2020.

We have only two weeks to the meeting of Iranian knowledge-based companies with businessmen of Afghanistan. This technological event has targeted the development of the international market for knowledge-based companies. Holding such meetings by the Vice-Presidency has increased during the sanctions and corona disease.