Iranian Science Minister Stresses Cooperation with Islamic Azad University to Materialize Knowledge-Based Development

“In the 7th Development Plan, special attention has been paid to the development of knowledge,” Zolfi Gol said, addressing the closing ceremony of the National NEXT Technology Award, which was held in Isfahan on February 21.

“The goal of NEXT Award is to raise the flag of technology. Holding this festival is a symbol of new thinking and planning,” he added.

Noting that the birth and growth of knowledge-based companies is highly important, Zolfi Gold said, “The Ministry of Science, the Islamic Azad University, the Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, and other institutions are members of a team that strive for the same goal.”

“In the ministry of science, we have collected people with (good) ideas and provided them with land and possibilities (for research and production),” he added.

Isfahan science and research town, which annually organizes the Sheikh Bahai National Technology Festival with the aim of promoting innovation and technology, held the ‘NEXT’ event on February 21 with the aim of helping the development of emerging global technologies in Iran, encouraging the elements of the ecosystem to participate more seriously in entering and investing in this branch of technologies, and identifying and supporting the country's technologists to develop their product portfolio by using emerging global technologies.

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