The marine industry is one of the most important assets of Iran. It is a large industry with high added value and jobs. This applicable and strategic industry has had considerable growth in Iran with the help of knowledge-based companies and startups.

Iman Eftekhari, the head of the Iran national science foundation, and Mohammad Zabihi, the head of the SAMT publications, signed a memorandum of understanding.

The fourth round of serious games prize will be held with a special focus on targeted entertainment. This round has three key sections of “serious games festival 2020”, “hackathon of serious games 2020”, and “symposium of serious games 2020”.

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.

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.

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.

According to the agreement signed between the soft and identity-making technologies development headquarter and Sepehr Technology Research Fund will lead to the development of financial support of creative companies.

The second Iranian Neuropsychiatry Congress will be held. This event aims to expand scientific cooperation among base and clinical fields related to areas of psychiatric and cognitive neuropathy.