Tehran – July 13th is named Information Technology (IT) Day in Iranian calendar and honors Abu Jafar Mohammad Ibn Musa Khwarizmi (780-c. 850), the founder of the algorithms that laid the foundations of computer programming.
The day underscored the importance of expanding digital infrastructure, supporting IT professionals and experts, promoting digital literacy among the public, and highlighting role models such as the new generation of Al-Khwarizmi.
This broad scientific background has achieved great results in the domestic IT sector, including the development of communications infrastructure and national information networks, fiber optics, high-speed internet services, national portals for smart government services, electronic tax, insurance, private registration, and banking services.
National ID card issuance, national system development, and contribution to the growth of startups and digital ecosystems, Iran’s firewall and virus countermeasures, indigenous data analytics systems, big data, cloud computing are other advances in the country.
Born in Kaurazum in the 9th century, Al Kwaritsmi is best known as the “father of algebra” and the “grandfather of computer science.”
He was also a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and geographer.
Al-Khwarizmi was a scholar of the Wisdom House in Baghdad. His job was to translate Greek scientific manuscripts. He also studied and wrote many books and papers.
His algebra was his first book on systematic solutions to linear and quadratic equations. Al-Khwarizmi should be considered the father of Algebra, the title she shares with Diophantus. His arithmetic Latin translation in Indian numbers introduced the decimal position number system in the Western world in the 12th century. He revised and updated Ptolemy’s geography and wrote several works on astronomy and astrology.
His contributions had a major impact on language as well as mathematics. The term algebra comes from Al-Jabr, one of two operations used to solve quadratic equations, as described in his book. The words algorithm and algorithm come from the Latinization of his name, Algoritomi. His name is of the origins of the Spanish word gualismo and the Portuguese word algarismo, both of which mean digits.
Iran ranks 72nd in technology and innovation
According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2025, Iran ranks 72nd out of 166 countries, ranking tops in the middle-income countries.
The country’s rankings have been improved by one position compared to 2022.
UNCTAD categorizes 17 different technologies into frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data, 5G, 3D Printing, Robotics, Drone Technology, Solar Power, Enriched Solar Power, Biofuels, Biogas, Wind Energy, Green Hydrogen, Electric Vehicles, Nanotechnology and Genet compilation.
Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Comprehensive Artificial Intelligence for Development Investigates the complex artificial intelligence landscape aimed at helping decision makers promote comprehensive technological advancements with science, technology and innovation policies.
The report 2025 calls for AI that puts people first with global cooperation where every country has a say. The report identifies three key leverage points – infrastructure, data and skills – that provide a broader socioeconomic perspective on AI, while analysing requirements and policies to promote sustainable industrialization and innovation.
The 2025 frontier technology is ready to go, indicating that Iran’s highest ranking is in the R&D sub-index (35th in the world).
In the Finance Subindex, the country’s rankings improved from 62 in 2022 to 56 in 2025. Other sub-indexes, including the establishment of skills and information and communication technology, ranks have decreased from 74 and 78 in 2022 to 82 and 94 in 2025.