The vice president for science and technology affairs expressed during the meeting of knowledge-based economy and production leap of West Azerbaijan Province: an influential university earns a significant amount of its revenue from product sales and industry connections. We have to move in the direction that the universities distance themselves from the government money, otherwise the ceiling of their aspirations is equal to the money they receive from the government.

During visiting the science and technology park of West Azerbaijan, Sattari emphasized the importance of using the geographical position of this province, which is close to Turkey, expressing: we must increase the export capacity of knowledge-based companies in this region of the country.

Sattari opened the smart city innovation center during his travel to West Azerbaijan province. This center is supposed to help develop fourth-generation information security and technologies of this province by establishing 12 technology units.

In a gathering with the managers of Hamshahri Newspaper, the secretary of the headquarters for culture knowledge-based economy, stated: as a journalist, I am happy to witness the opening of Hamshahri Media acceleration and innovation center by one of the large media companies of the country.

With the start of the 11th government in 2013, Sattari was appointed as the vice president for science and technology affairs and was reselected for another four years after reelection of Dr. Rouhani as the president of Iran.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Vice-Presidency for science and technology and Iranian Cyber Police regarding joint cooperation and using the capacity of activists in the knowledge-based ecosystem in order to create an opportunity for using the abilities of activists of the ecosystem in the path of establishment of cyberspace security.

During the meeting of “economy of resistance and production leap”, the vice president for science and technology affairs mentioned: the commercialization of creative startup ideas is fruitful when these ideas are commercialized by the private sector.

Several technological projects were opened during the provincial trip of the vice president for science and technology affairs to Ilam Province in line with the week of government. The start of several construction projects, the establishment of the province's innovation center and a factory for the production of intelligent equipment were other events of this trip.

The vice president for science and technology affairs, who traveled to Ilam Province in the week of government, emphasized the importance of developing the infrastructures and culture-building in the province to expand knowledge-based economy.

During the opening ceremony of Bontech Technology Tower, Sattari considered the formation of Sharif Innovation Zone as a new culture that can help urban development and the promotion of public culture in society.