Referring to the creation of an infrastructure for the development of technologies and artificial intelligence to move the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries forward, the Vice President of Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy said: "Economic growth requires moving within the boundaries of knowledge and innovation, and the government is determined to provide the necessary infrastructure for innovative economic growth by moving large companies within the boundaries of knowledge and competing in global markets."

The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy stated: A production-oriented approach to meeting the country's needs is not efficient, and the approach to energy management and solving the imbalance problem should be focused on managing and optimizing consumption and finding effective solutions to increase productivity

With the signing of a trilateral cooperation agreement between the Vice Presidency of Science, the Kish Free Zone, and the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Group, the groundwork was laid for the launch and development of a technology hub, including digital economy and artificial intelligence, based on the capacities of Kish Island.

The second Iran Petrochem International Exhibition opened in Kish with the presence of the Vice President of Science and Technology and with the slogan "Supporting knowledge-based production with a focus on production leaps."

During a visit to the Endocrinology Research Institute at the University of Tehran, the Vice President of Science called the "health sector" the focus of attention of artificial intelligence activists around the world.

A cooperation agreement was signed between the Vice Presidency of Science, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute

In a meeting attended by the Vice President of Science, Isfahan Province's technological development strategies were discussed, especially the project to produce the first five-car metro train with an overhead power system.

According to the Communication and Information Center in the Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, the 45th meeting of the permanent working group on Article 3 of the internal regulations for the Steering Council for Knowledge-Based Technologies and Products was held in the presence of Hossein Afshin, Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy and Chairman of the Permanent Working Group of the Steering Council for Knowledge-Based Technologies and Products, and members of this working group

At the fourth meeting of the Quantum Technologies Steering Council, chaired by the Vice President of Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, and with the presence of relevant institutions in the Vice Presidency of Science, the necessity of developing cooperation and synergy among all relevant institutions in the quantum field was discussed, while reviewing the latest measures taken in this field.

Afshin said at the opening ceremony of the Iranian OTC Innovation Market: "In the past, connecting companies to the OTC and stock exchanges were extremely difficult because all of these companies were innovative and therefore had high risks. However, with the initiative that emerged, the Innovation Market was created with two growth boards and a knowledge-based board, and it seems that through this measure, a major change will occur in the real growth of knowledge-based companies."