According to the vice president for science and technology affairs, knowledge-based and startups are the way to flourish production based on domestic knowledge and innovation. Providing a suitable environment for improvement of innovations will be asked by all parts and through their cooperation.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, expressed in meeting with Hojatoleslam Hasan Alidadi Soleimani, the Friday Imam and the Representative of the Supreme Leader in Kerman, affirmed: creating a suitable environment for improving innovation in creative and entrepreneurial youth has evolved the everyday life and future of people through forming an innovation or a new service or knowledge-based products every day.

Shedding Light on the Path of Ecosystem of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Iran

The president of the knowledge-based economy and culture-building technologies development headquarter reminded the special emphasis of the Supreme Leader on the knowledge-based economy and boosting production, considering these teachings as the light illuminating the path of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, continuing: there must be a transformation in the country"s culture from a resource-centered economy to manpower, and this transformation is now in its early stages.

Sattari announced the considerable growth of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, affirming: last year, the number of companies reached 4200, and change of orientations led to increased attention to universities and science production, in a way that the activities of universities are directed toward the path of technology production and scientific progress. The new seedling of knowledge-based economy has been able to eliminate barriers with the help of creative and capable human resources, who are both determined and motivated. These days, university is an inseparable part of the society, and the pulse of the transformation of the community is in the hand of universities.

Pointing out the significant enhancements made by knowledge-based companies before the sanctions to this date, Sattari marked: this year, we have planned to supply the sanctioned materials required by knowledge-based companies. In addition, it has been attempted to meet a special amount of needs of these companies.

Efforts Made by the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Affairs are toward the Formation of Independence and Power

In this meeting, Hojatoleslam Alidadi appreciated the efforts made by the Vice-Presidency, stating: seeking independence means independence must be reached in three areas. The countries seeking independence must first be independent in the political and economic fields.

He also expressed: the Vice-Presidency provides services to young academics, and I hope that their barriers are eliminated and they could have a beneficial presence in the presence. However, this can be accelerated by serious improvement of universities and passing from education-based to entrepreneurship-based universities.