According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, given the importance of presence and role of creative and technological women in the society of science and technology and necessity of formation of the foundation for development and deepening of their roles in knowledge-based economy and with regard to the capacities and abilities of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs and vice presidency for women and family affairs, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, and Masoumeh Ebtekar, deputy for women and family affairs, in order to create synergy and use the current and potential opportunities.

Some of the main goals of this memorandum include “recognition and introduction of creative and top women of the country, especially creative mothers and spouses, for consolidation of the foundation of the family”, “empowering of creative and technological women to achieve results in valuable ideas and projects, especially female head of household”, “development of occupation for creative women in knowledge-based companies, especially female head of household”, and “cooperation to recognize and increase the capacities of occupations in proportion to the abilities and properties of creative women”.

“Recognition of technological and sophisticated mothers of elites for consolidation of the foundation of the family”, “cooperation in quantitative and qualitative development of female student research centers”, “cooperation in empowering and occupation of women in deprived and rural regions through the development of creative businesses”, “cooperation in recognition and introduction of three top Iranian female scholars every year with the cooperation of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, vice presidency for women and family affairs, and ministry of science, research and technology to introduce the role of Iranian women in science production and support of development of businesses of technological couples for consolidation of the foundation of the family, and implementation of promotional programs to determine the role of women and family in the development of economy, society and culture, especially the areas of creativity and technology”.

In this agreement, the executive programs of the agreement in the next year have been presented as cooperation and support of creation of two accelerators for women, cooperation and support of formation of corridors of commercialization and empowering services in four rural and deprived regions, cooperation in creation of information bank and network of creative and technology women, implementation of the project to recognize and create the foundation for use of the capacity of resident women of the country in knowledge-based and creative companies, as well as innovation centers and accelerators, support of formation and development of student research centers in four rural and deprived regions, and cooperation in holding the festival to select the top entrepreneurs in the area of recognition and introduction of top creative women.