During the meeting of knowledge-based economy and production leap of East Azerbaijan Province, Sattari mentioned that culture plays an important role in development, adding: efforts should be made to direct academic and research centers’ thinking toward the importance of humans. An empowered human being who is the source of effect with the power of his thinking. This transformation in the knowledge-based economy has been created with new thinking.

During the trip of Sattari to East Azerbaijan, he visited the advanced technologies industrial town and opened the first production line of sealed-tube 500-W CO2 lasers.

Congratulating the professors and students throughout the country on the beginning of their academic activities, the President emphasised that the university has an important role in creating hope and building trust in the society, and we must work together to strengthen national trust and hope for the future.

Azadi Innovation Factory hosted Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpei, governor, and Pirooz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, to hold the first technology and innovation forum of Tehran.

A one-day visit of innovation and technological circles of Tehran was made by the vice president for science and technology affairs and Mohsen Hashemi, chairman of City Council of Tehran.

The 18th annual summit and festival of top companies of Pardis Technology Park was held in the presence of the vice president for science and technology affairs, the vice speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the center for progress and development of Iran, and the governor of Pardis. In addition to awarding the top knowledge-based companies, four commercialized knowledge-based products were unveiled by the technologists based in Pardis Technology Park during the ceremony.

The first memorandum of understanding to establish the first "iTech" innovation center in the agriculture field was signed between the vice president for science and technology affairs and the ministry of agriculture to meet technological needs using Iranian-made solutions of knowledge-based companies.

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.