The Vice President of Science and Technology said: "Fortunately, we are not far behind in the field of artificial intelligence applications and we can bring ourselves to the top ranks of the world. It is predicted that by 2030, the discussion of artificial intelligence in the country's sports industry will be worth $20 billion, and almost all sports and championships will use data science and artificial intelligence in the near future."

The key point of Hossein Afshin's speech at the first "Knowledge-Based Iran" summit was his firm statement of opposition to the equal distribution of support in the country. In explaining his position, he said: "We at the Vice Presidency of Science support "running," and our criteria are not time or place. Therefore, any province that has activities, ideas, and running will be included in our support list."

Hossein Afshin announced to the managers of innovation factories that innovation factories operated by the private sector will benefit from the support of the Vice Presidency of Science for Innovation Factories by presenting a transparent and executive plan.

Hossein Afshin announced the Vice Presidency’s programs to promote technology and create job opportunities, and announced: "The "Technological Postdoctorate (TOP)" plan is designed to strengthen the connection between the university and industry and exploit the capabilities of the doctoral elite."

The Vice President of Science, in a speech at the 12th Conference on Scientific Progress and Development of the Country, said: "Our approach to facing problems is spotty and partial, unaware that the problems in our society are intertwined and intertwined, and our solution is to have an integrated and chained program. Therefore, along with technical issues, social, political, and economic discussions must also be seen."

The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy emphasized at the first international conference on artificial intelligence and the PolTalk event: "The development of artificial intelligence must be achieved based on a sustainable economic model, and we must design the development path in such a way that investment in this field is attractive to the private sector

Hossein Afshin, pointing out that in the second round of the Next National Technology Award, the Vice Presidency of Science has awarded more than 100 billion Tomans to selected knowledge-based companies in the form of grant support and facilities, stated: Advanced technologies in the fields of water, energy, environment, and agriculture will be the focus of the third round of the Next National Award next year, and the host of the next round will be selected based on the announcement of the call.

The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, emphasizing the identification and propagation of successful models in the field of artificial intelligence, warned against the danger of spreading pseudoscience and premature news in this field.

Announcing the launch of an open-source artificial intelligence platform, the Vice President of Science invited knowledge-based companies to participate in this project, help develop the platform, and benefit from financial support and government incentive programs.

The Smart Power Plant Condition Monitoring Center's inauguration ceremony was held at the Shariati Combined Cycle Power Plant in Mashhad. Hossein Afshin, Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, was present at the site of the power plant.