Iran, UAE Officials hold Talks in Tehran to Expand Technological Cooperation
10:00 - May 06, 2024

Iran, UAE Officials hold Talks in Tehran to Expand Technological Cooperation

TEHRAN (ANA)- Amir Hossein Mirabadi, the Head of the Center for International Science and Technology Interactions at the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy and Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi, the United Arab Emirates(UAE) Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology stressed the need to further expand technological cooperation between the two nations.
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Delegations from different countries, including Qatar, Tanzania, Turkey, Oman, UAE, Indonesia, etc., which had visited Tehran to take part at 2024 IRAN EXPO also paid a visit to Iran's House of Innovation and Technology (iHiT) on the second day of the Expo to get acquainted with export capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the capabilities of Iranian companies.

On the sidelines of the visit to iHiT on April 29, Mirabadi held a meeting with Al Suwaidi during which he expressed Iran’s readiness to transfer technology to the UAE.

The Iranian official highlighted that over the past 40 years, Iran has made significant progress in technology development and has since moved towards commercializing and utilizing its innovations.

Mirabadi also emphasized that there are various areas where Iran and the UAE can cooperate, such as agriculture and artificial intelligence.

He further pointed out that one of Iran's primary objectives is to connect to big knowledge-based companies and startups that are experienced to share ideas, technologies, and experiences with them.

The Iranian official further announced his organization’s readiness to lay the ground for technology transfer between Iran and the UAE.

The Emirati Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, for his part, expressed happiness with the visit to iHiT and praised the capabilities of Iranian companies. He said that his country is ready to cooperate with Iran in various fields of industry.

“In recent years, good measures have been taken in this field in the region. For that, we are interested in investing in various fields of technology such as supply chain,” he added.

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