The vice president for science and technology affairs expressed: next year, knowledge-based companies and startups will move toward the main and prioritized needs of the country by presenting and producing Iranian products and services, especially the sanctioned products.

According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, during the visit of the exhibition of Glory of Forty Years of the Revolution, Sattari explained about passing the hard times created by sanctions with the help of knowledge-based companies, affirming: we have a serious program for the next year so that knowledge-based companies could supply the needs and priorities of the country, especially the sanctioned products.

According to Sattari, more than 6000 startups and four thousand knowledge-based companies have been turned into the power wheels of the country for solving its needs.

Pointing that the knowledge-based is currently an inseparable concept of economy and life of people, the vice president for science and technology affairs affirmed: the transformation made by knowledge-based companies has created an extraordinary jump in the economy and society, in a way that people receive a new product or service every day.

According to the vice president for science and technology affairs, knowledge-based economy has a friendly family, which becomes larger every day and aims to move the country toward progress.

Sattari emphasized: the way to expand this network should be cleared up, and this can be achieved by expanding and creating the environment for entrepreneurship and innovation.

Foretaste

According to the president of the knowledge-based economy and culture-building technologies development headquarter, a very small part of achievements of the country are presented in the knowledge-based field. Meanwhile, the scope of effect of knowledge-based companies has considerably helped the economy of the country.

The vice president for science and technology affairs explained about startups and said that they are creating values similar as knowledge-based companies. The sweet fruit of these businesses, the number of which is increasing every day, has been helpful for the economy and the society.

He continued: the future of the country is in the hands of innovative and creative businesses, seeds of which have been planted in the ecosystem of entrepreneurship and are now fertilized. These young seedlings of startups provide the basis for the development of other startups in addition to promising growth.

Sattari considered the continuous path of knowledge-based companies and startups for supplying the needs of the society to be the empathy toward these businesses, marking: fortunately, our society has come to the realization that it must support knowledge-based economy. The contributions of these businesses have been observed. For the next year, we predict an upward and effective trend for knowledge-based companies and startups. 

The Alchemy of Innovation

Sattari continued: we are striving to realize this added value in all sectors of technology because the country has passed raw material selling and the standard of living and expectations of the society has changed, and the young and creative generation needs an opportunity for innovative work in order to develop its capabilities.

The president of the knowledge-based economy and culture-building technologies development headquarter stated: not only we need an innovative government, but also we need a society that demands innovation. When the presence of the private sector is highlighted and the community is seeing the impact of research, the university, and innovation of the youth, it showcases the importance of innovation.