According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, pointed out the role of creative and innovative youth in the formation of the necessary infrastructure for economic development of the province, which is the basis of flourishing of domestic potentials, on the 22^nd meeting of economy of resistance, stating: combination of creative abilities of the youth with domestic potential of provinces in order to form knowledge-based businesses and startups can lead to the realization of a proper foundation for significant development of knowledge-based economy.

Sattari pointed out that knowledge-based economy will be the basis for the formation of a new type of link between industry and academics. In this regard, he continued: in the past, we had universities which were not established based on the domestic situation of the country and were mainly based on non-local and western models. Therefore, the industry university of Iran, where no innovation has penetrated into, is also not local.

President of the knowledge-based economy, technology and science development headquarter stated that local industries, such as carpet and creative-cultural industries, are among the most important investments of Zanjan Province to growth a knowledge-based economy based on the creativity of its youth. He also asserted: various groups have developed cultural industries and handicrafts in the past with their own love and sympathy. Over the years, this industry have been able to survive due to being established on a proper foundation. Today, the path of economic transformation is paved with the use of innovation of educated youth.

Formation of Creative Industries by the Private Sector the Only Solution for Flourishing the Abilities of the Youth

According to Sattari, transformation of provinces is possible by providing an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in order to form startups and knowledge-based businesses by academic graduates. The vice president for science and technology affairs regarded the elimination of barriers to role-playing of the private sector in the business field as the necessity of following up of this business environment, in addition to adaptation of basic education to knowledge-based culture and moving of universities toward the flourishing of entrepreneurship in the youth.

Transformation in Startups Requires Legal and Executive Structures

Sattari talked about the role of executive organizations of provinces in the formation of an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, adding: the entrepreneurial movement of startups will not be realized unless the present legal and executive structures apply knowledge-based economy instead of a resource-based attitude in order to form businesses.

According to the president of the national elites foundation, return of top non-resident elites based on ecosystem of entrepreneurship is the best infrastructure for return of elites, laying the foundation for activities of more than one thousand students and graduates.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Support of Science and Technology Park

During the meeting, a memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of the governor of Zanjan, head of Pardis technology park, the vice president for science and technology affairs, and general manager of technological affairs of ministry of science to support the science and technology park of Zanjan. According to this agreement, the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs will support the establishment of science and technology park of Zanjan and ideas presented by companies based on this park, including Datacenter, cyber city and cyber tower.