In a joint meeting between the Vice President of Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy and the Head of the Tax Affairs Organization, emphasis was placed on making the tax system smarter, facilitating the affairs of knowledge-based companies, and adhering to the implementation of the Knowledge-Based Production Leap Law so that companies can benefit from research and development tax exemptions.

The Vice President of Science and Technology stated during a visit to the Assaluyeh Port: "In addition to supporting the first-time production of complex and technologically advanced products that play a key role in the oil and gas industries, we support knowledge-based innovation to transform the processes of these industries to improve productivity."

During Hossein Afshin's provincial visit to Assaluyeh Port, artificial intelligence-based monitoring and management systems and knowledge-based products were unveiled, which are being produced in the country for the first time.

During a visit to some of the selected works of the 12th National Biennial of Iranian Ceramic Art, the Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy considered the future of the country to be dependent on creativity and said: "This creativity is more evident than anywhere else in the important field of art, and one of the missions by the Vice Presidency of Science is to support creative industries."

The President said at a meeting of the Steering Council for Knowledge-Based Technologies and Products: "If many sectors, especially healthcare and medical services, are carried out using artificial intelligence, costs will be reduced, the process of treating patients will be faster and more reliable, and there will be no need for doctors to be present in provinces lacking specialists; therefore, it is essential that this issue be placed as one of the priorities on the agenda of the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology."

The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, during a speech at the signing ceremony of a trilateral cooperation agreement between the Vice Presidency of Science, Sharif University of Technology, and the National Petrochemical Company, spoke about the significant potential of the Knowledge-Based Production Leap Law and considered this law an important opportunity to establish a strong connection between the university and industry.

At the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement with the Central Bank to develop the ecosystem of financial and banking businesses, the Vice President of Science announced the launch and commencement of operations of "Bank S", a neobank based on artificial intelligence, coinciding with Entrepreneur Day.

Based on the developments in the executive instructions of the "Research Assistant" project, on the opinion of the head of the National Elites Foundation, the conditions for accepting doctoral students in this project have been facilitated. The deadline for registration and the possibility for applicants to refer to the foundation's system has been extended until February 21.

By signing a cooperation agreement to create and develop an innovation ecosystem in the field of monetary services and the banking industry, the path will be paved to meet the financial and banking needs of knowledge-based companies active in this field and helping to meet the technological needs of the country's banking system.

The Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy issued a decree appointing Masoud Hamedanlou as Secretary of the Digital, Connectivity and Communications Headquarters.