“Naghde Sinama” has started a new season. This program is broadcasted on channel 5 and hosted Parviz Karami, the advisor to the vice president for science and technology affairs, on its sixth episode to talk about the knowledge-based economy and “creative cinema”.

The existence of a significant number of researchers in neighboring countries is a good platform for the development of exports of laboratory services in Iran. This has helped us prioritize the provision of lab services to neighboring countries by the strategic technologies laboratory network.

The ninth round of international INOTEX 2020 has created an opportunity for technological companies and startups to directly interact with large companies. According to the secretary of the event, more than 200 companies and startups have already registered for the gathering.

A new call has been made for the “top creative” festival in order to recognize and select the best creative companies. According to the call, the first three companies selected will receive 100 million Tomans. In addition, the selected startups will be introduced as creative teams in addition to receiving cash prizes.

Cooperation has been initiated to improve road transport in the country by implementing 10 projects. The national space and advanced transportation administration and Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization will cooperate to implement projects that will lead to the automation and emergence of technological enhancements in the field.

Holding innovative challenges is one of the measures taken with the support of the nanotechnology development headquarter so that industrial needs of the country would be met by relying on the abilities of the domestic workforce. Currently, a new innovation challenge has been announced in agricultural field.

Startups in the creative industry have had acceptable performance in the Corona field and have dealt with the issue in line with knowledge-based companies.

Drones will come to the field. These UAVs will be used to increase safety and the exploitation of rail lines. Automation of the rail lines will be made possible by drones through a memorandum of understanding signed between the national space and advanced transportation administration and rail transport organization.

“The Jihadi Center for the Development of Railway Company” is opened to optimize the domestic abilities used to eliminate barriers to rail transportation development in the country. The opening ceremony of the center was attended by Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology affairs, and Mohammad Eslami, the minister of road and construction.

Taghi Nabaei, head of mining engineering system organization, met Kambiz Mahdizadeh, the advisor to the vice president for science and technology affairs. The meeting focused on the improvement of the role of knowledge in activities in mining industry.