Secretary of soft and identity-making technologies development headquarter, announced the call for accepting companies working in cultural and creative industries, stating: development of creative companies and presenting services to these companies are among the priorities of the headquarter in 2018.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Sajadi Nayeri, secretary of soft and identity-making technologies development headquarter, expressed: following the issuance of the circular for the program of development of ecosystem for creative companies by the Vice-Presidency as a complementary program for the law of supporting knowledge-based companies, amateur creative companies will be introduced by specialized centers to benefit from services and advantages of this program.

He continued: as a center for identification and introduction of creative companies, the soft and identity-making technologies development headquarter evaluates the eligibility of companies and introduces the eligible enterprises to benefit from the services of this program to the secretariat.

According to Sajadi Nayeri, the necessary indicators for accepting creative companies in the country include having legal entities registered in the legal system of the country, presenting innovative products/services, and having a distinguished level of activity, compared to similar activities in the community, having the capacity related to economic, social, and cultural effectiveness and non-knowledge-based products/services.

He also explained: according to the issued regulation, active companies in the fields of digital businesses and the cyberspace, audiovisual industries, cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts, visual and performing arts, game, toys and entertainment, design and architecture, publication and library, and medicinal herbs and traditional medicine, will benefit from these services in their eligibility is confirmed.

In the end, the secretary of soft and identity-making technologies development headquarter claimed: applicant companies can send their request by referring to the website of ircreative.isti.ir or contacting the phone number of +982183542375.