This 3-hour meeting was attended by 20 women active in the ecosystem of technology and innovation in various fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, creative industries, information and communication technology, medical equipment, informatics, agriculture, etc. Concerns, challenges and problems facing the activities of women and knowledge-based companies in the country were raised.

Ruhollah Dehghani, Vice President of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, addressed these women in this meeting while congratulating on Women's Day, stating that I do not believe in the equality of men and women; He said: In my opinion, women have more missions and responsibilities in society than men, and a woman faces more problems and obstacles to work in society.

He added: If we pay special attention to women, it is not because they are weak, but because we believe that women are more valuable and perform better and more successfully in the field of entrepreneurship. Because women are creators and reproducers by nature, for this reason and this God-given gift, they are better able to be entrepreneurs and take care of it. Of course, we should not ignore the more effective social communication, compassion and better team building of women. For this reason, I believe that women are better in the field of entrepreneurship.

Dehghani continued: Today, about 60% of the population of the country's top universities are women, but only 10% of them are active in the fields of entrepreneurship and knowledge-based, which is a big weakness and should be focused on this valuable group and make a special investment and respect them.

As long as a need in the country can be met with the power of the private sector; The public sector should not enter

The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy also stated: One of the concerns raised by you was the competition of the public sector with the private sector and knowledge-based companies. I promise you that it was approved in the second meeting of the steering council of knowledge-based technologies and products that as long as the need in the country can be met with the power of the private sector, the public sector should not enter and the supply of these needs should be entrusted to the ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dehghani added: In this meeting, the law prohibiting private and public sector competition was emphasized and approved, which is considered a valuable tool for the development of knowledge-based and technological businesses. So, to take advantage of this law, try to maintain the standards and quality of your products.

The law of knowledge-based production leap leads to the economy

Referring to the knowledge-based production leap law, he said: This law is very progressive and its example exists in very few countries. I advise you to read this law once. I believe that if this law is fully implemented, we will reach an economic model.

The head of National Elites Foundation stated that the knowledge-based production leap law has high capacities in the field of tax credit and tax investment, and stated: It has been approved that knowledge-based companies can spend their tax expenses in the field of research and development, and this is an opportunity, specially for you.

He added: The increase in the capital of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund from 3 thousand billion tomans to 100 thousand billion tomans is another promise that I will give you in this meeting, and I can boldly say that all these events are from a special point of view and with the sensitivity of the Supreme Leader to the field of science and technology is born.

We define an integrated, transparent and targeted system of services

The vice president of science, technology and knowledge-based economy believes that the field of science and technology is one of the few areas on which all spectrums and groups agree, so efforts are directed towards removing obstacles and facilitating the country's scientific development.

Dehghani gave two missions to the activists in the field of ecosystem, technology and innovation and said: You should try to empower yourself in two fields. One is to try to develop your activities and secondly, because you are at the forefront of the field of science and technology, provide space for the next generation's activities in this field. because you endure many shortcomings and hardships; You pave the way for future generations and this role is very valuable and great.

He continued: One of your complaints was the lack of integration of institutions that provide services to knowledge-based companies, and the vice presidency of science is trying to design an integrated, transparent and targeted system of services to save his audience from this confusion and receive scattered services.

We must build a new world

Dehghani said: We need to build a new world. When we know and have come to believe that the ordinary world does not understand what we say; We must seek to build a new world. This work is followed by the Vice Presidency of Science, but we need your help to do it better.

Referring to the two concepts of knowledge-based and creative, he said: There is no difference between them. I believe that unless it is a knowledge-based product, it cannot remain in the market. So the creative product is somehow knowledge-based. Can the creative economy not be knowledge-based? Today, the biggest markets in the world are at the disposal of creative people. From my point of view, the mere highness of technology cannot create holiness, but it is an added value that is valuable and should be taken into account.

The head of National Elites Foundation continued: We must make knowledge-based an honor and not a license for activity. Therefore, we need to consider the locomotives that are usually super companies to guide the wagons created in the technology and innovation ecosystem that are the new companies and startups. We should try to create skill-oriented companies in the country.

He also stated: Another effort of the Vice Presidency of Science is to create a special fund for women entrepreneurs to support knowledge-based companies whose key elements or a high percentage of employees are women.

Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy