Iran, Venezuela to Expand Cooperation in Nanotechnology Field
The preparation of a document for the development of nanotechnology in Venezuela using Iran’s knowledge and expertise was discussed by Emad Ahmadvand, the secretary of the headquarters for the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council, Venezuela’s Ambassador to Iran, Carlos Antonio Alcalá Cordones, and Alberto Quintero, the Venezuelan deputy science minister, in Tehran.
During the meeting, Quintero highlighted educational cooperation in the nanotechnology sector over the past two years, saying that Sharif University of Technology has held one-month intensive courses in Venezuela in this regard.
As part of the program, Venezuelan researchers will participate in advanced laboratory courses, which are planned to be held in Iran, the official noted.
The two sides agreed on organizing collaborative scientific conferences and symposiums, publishing joint scientific articles, and indexing Venezuelan publications in international databases. Venezuelan officials also invited prominent Iranian professors to participate as key speakers in these events.
Moreover, the two sides emphasized the need to transfer nanotechnology to the construction, agriculture, and industry sectors. It was also decided to hold face-to-face and online laboratory training courses for Venezuelan researchers in Iran.
Following Ahmadvand’s proposal, the development of a document on the expansion of nanotechnology in Venezuela is put on the agenda of cooperation. The document aims to develop a roadmap for future collaborations, utilizing the Iranian nanotechnology expertise.
In a relevant development in 2024, the Iran-Venezuela joint innovation center had also been inaugurated in line with promotion of the market of the Iranian technological achievements in Latin America, an official said.
“One of the important steps taken to develop technological diplomacy in the 13th government was the establishment of centers for the supply of Iran's technological capabilities in the neighboring, friendly and allied countries, and therefore, during the (late) president's visit to Venezuela last year, the two governments signed an agreement to establish a joint innovation and technology center between Iran and Venezuela in Caracas,” said Amir Hossein Mirabadi, the head of the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Development Organization of the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy.
“This center operates similar to the model and structure of Iran's innovation and technology houses, and will be a platform for the supply of Iran's knowledge-based, technological and creative capabilities,” he added.
Noting that the center is named as ‘Iran-Venezuela Joint Innovation and Technology Center’, Mirabadi said, “Among the actions that are going to be carried out in the framework of this center are the establishment of a permanent exhibition of knowledge-based products and advanced technologies in Venezuela, the establishment of an Iranian knowledge-based company that will take on projects in Venezuela, holding joint training courses by Iranian experts for Venezuelan experts and having assembly and production workshops in this location.”
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