Sorena Sattari, Vice President of  Science and Technology, visited the latest technological achievements of the Road Organization and got acquainted with the capabilities and knowledge, and expertise of activists and actors in this field. During this visit, the national call for active participation of academics and researchers of the Road Organization was unveiled, which was published to solve the basic challenges of this organization

The emergence of innovations in the field of road organization

Sattari, referring to the occurrence of serious technological developments in the field of highways in recent years, said: "Highways Organization is one of the institutions that have good cooperation in technology development and the use of innovations and creativity and the capacity of knowledge-based and creative companies." Uses to advance his plans ‌.

The Vice President of  Science and Technology continued: "Some government institutions have a special resistance to innovation and creativity, but the Road Organization has a good performance in this field and great and technological achievements have been made in this field."

The head of the Space Technology and Advanced Transportation Development Office of the Vice Presidency of  Science and Technology added: "The cooperation between the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology and the Highway Organization has increased for two years and there are many joint agreements between the two institutions to develop creativity and innovation." Are signed in provide services in this area

According to Sattari, smartening can have a significant impact on the development of services of the road organization. The combination of these technologies will provide good information to managers in this field. Today, intelligent systems in the field of road management and control have been designed, all of which are made in Iran.

The Vice President of Science and Technology added: "The use of technology, innovation, and creativity will improve the provision of services to the people, and soon people will see the effects of this technological development in their daily lives."

The head of the National Elites Foundation also said: the use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence in the field of the road will lead to a reduction in accidents and casualties. This can reduce the daily figure to 16,000 feet.

Sattari continued: "The Roraneh Road Authority takes between 7 and 8 million images of passing vehicles, and this means a large and reliable source of information that can be provided to managers." Delnesh companies active in the field of space and satellite design can help in this regard.

Use of Iran-made intelligent systems in the road process

The Vice President of Science and Technology added: "Only this information and services should be provided to startups and knowledge-based companies and their capabilities in this field should be used." Iran's intelligent systems are applied in the country's highways in the region and most of them have been developed with the capital and participation of the private sector.

Dariush Amani, the advisor to the Minister of Roads and Urban Development and head of the Roads and Transportation Organization, also said at the ceremony that 85% of passengers and goods are transported by road, adding that 99% of these services are provided by the private sector. Be. In fact, the highway organization maintains 221 thousand kilometers of roads. We have tried to improve these services with the help of technology and innovation

He added: "The highway organization welcomes innovations and creativity with open arms, and with the help of the private sector and knowledge-based companies, it is on the path to building its systems and monitoring intelligence."

The need to develop a transport document

Also in this ceremony, Manouchehr Manteghi, Secretary of the Space Technology and Advanced Transportation Development Headquarters of the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology, considered it necessary to compile an intelligent transportation document in the country and said: this campaign is being prepared and finalized and is scheduled It will be a good foundation for the optimal management of transportation in the country and the precise definition of the tasks of each of the relevant devices in a separate and precise way

He added: "Measures in the field of smart transportation services in Iran started late, but significant progress has been made and we are witnessing good things in this field."

Manteghi also stated: "We have started good cooperation with the Road Organization 5 years ago and by holding several national events; We have identified about 28 issues and challenges in this area

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