Ruhollah Dehghani, Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, at the opening ceremony of Bafghino Innovation Center in Yazd province, said: This innovation center, which was established by the efforts of Bafgh city officials and Central Iron and Steel Company, has an innovative flow. The city starts and this streamlining is a step beyond and more important than creating infrastructure.

Dehghani added: This large and capable group has entered the innovative entrepreneurial space, which is a blessed event in its own right. With the determination of the young managers of this complex, we hope to see a significant number of technological and innovative employment in this city.

The head of the National Elites Foundation, stating that the smaller and less endowed cities are rich in inherent talents that can create employment and create value, continued: God has given good talent to this part of the country, and Bafgh and its surrounding area, in terms of resources and the mines are rich. This territorial talent has provided the basis for the formation of all kinds of technological needs and the development of methods that respond to these needs, from crushing, processing, exploration and other needs. The creation of innovation and entrepreneurship centers can open the way for mining industries by linking these issues and needs to human capacities and capabilities of knowledge-based companies on the one hand and create employment and create added value on the other hand.

Dehghani stated: Iran's Central Iron and Steel Company, by establishing the CVC fund and the innovation and entrepreneurship center, responds to part of its social responsibility towards this region and its people. These centers can play the role of a hub connecting issues and needs to expert departments and capable human resources.

Dehghani, stating that the Central Iron and Steel Company of Iran can meet its needs related to mines and new development projects with the help of this communication hub, added: It is expected that hundreds of millions of dollars of technical issues will be released in the country annually from this region. All active technological and innovative sectors of the country have played a role in solving them and, in addition, to solve the problems and needs of other sectors of the country.

Regarding the role of social responsibility of this company, he said: The fact that iron ore company pays attention to its social responsibility in solving the problems and needs of employment and entrepreneurship for the residents with the help of the local capacities of this city is a valuable action and the vice president of science, technology and economy The knowledge base of the presidency will also provide the utmost support to this entrepreneurship flow of the city thanks to the hard work and efforts of the activists of the iron ore company, the will and talent of the people of this land and the blessings and native capacities of this region.

The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy said about the support from the Bafghino Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center: Considering the good infrastructure and platform that has been provided in the form of the Bafghino Innovation Center for the development of entrepreneurship, the vice presidency of science also provides all kinds of support for the content richness of this innovation and entrepreneurship center. A support program will be provided in the form of a package for the development of the content sector, which will not be limited in support according to the progress of this innovation center in the direction of solving needs and creating employment.

Implementation of the provincial knowledge-based economy program

Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, stating that the development of city-based economy should be one of the axes of large industries, continued: Today, in small towns and cities, especially in less privileged areas, the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship is developing and the large and powerful companies like the Central Iron and Steel Company of Iran have directed their capacity to the path of innovation and new streams to create development, employment and value in the city and province.

Dehghani, referring to the provincial program for the development of knowledge-based economy in the Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, said: the axis and focal point of all the programs of the Vice-Presidency of Science is summarized in the development of the knowledge-based economy, and the most important thing is to pay attention to the provincial and city level.

According to the vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy, all kinds of support and exemptions under the law should be directed to Iranian cities and have a provincial focus so that the knowledge-based economy can emerge. Iranian cities have lesser-known capacities and special talents that can flourish with centralized and city-oriented support.

The head of the National Elites Foundation stated that the provincial program for the development of the knowledge-based economy will be implemented from the end of July in this year and continued: The provincial program for the development of the knowledge-based economy will be initiated in the vice presidency of science, which will advance serious and focused programs in the development of the knowledge-based economy in the region and the city. This plan will start with 5 provinces in the first stage and in the framework of this plan, each province will know its tasks and plans in the development of knowledge-based economy during a specific period of time. In this program, the amount of development of companies, employment created, the share of the knowledge-based economy of each province in the gross national product and the amount of investments in this area will be determined.

Trying to increase the share of the knowledge-based economy in the gross national product

Dehghani said about the future horizon in the vice presidency of science to increase the share of the knowledge-based economy in the gross national product and employment: in line with the 7th 5-year plan; The planning and targeting that we have defined in the vice presidency of science, technology and knowledge-based economy, in such a way that the share of knowledge-based economy in the gross national product increases by one percent annually and the unemployment rate of university graduates decreases by at least one percent annually, which is close to the place will be 20,000 jobs per year.

It should be mentioned that Bafghino Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center is supported by the Central Iron and Steel Company of Iran and the Elites Foundation of Yazd Province, with goals such as "developing entrepreneurial culture", "creating an integrated center for entrepreneurship using citizens' capacity", "facilitating employment and solving Obstacles to attracting ideas and supporting their owners", "creating an environment for establishment", "increasing the per capita income of the society" and creating a wide network between entrepreneurship, active entrepreneurs of the province and activists of the entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the country" have been launched and have been put into operation. .

Elite house, startup house, creative house, media house, gaming and entertainment cafe, and an environment for startups gathering are among the main parts of Bafghino Innovation Center.

In order to meet one of the demands of this city, the innovation and entrepreneurship center has been put into operation in a space of 900 square meters in 3 months and has put the support, guidance and training of entrepreneurs and innovators on its agenda.

Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy