Tehran – Two young Iranian entrepreneurs have joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Youth Forum to open up new opportunities for collaboration in innovative and technical fields such as artificial intelligence and the digital economy.
The forum, held in Omsk, Russia from August 19 to 23, attracted over 350 participants from 10 countries, including China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Russia.
The forum, part of the international acceleration program “SCO Business Incubator,” brought together young entrepreneurs and experts to discuss how to enter foreign markets and seek investment. Participants also attended lectures with over 100 mentors and industry experts, hands-on workshops and intensive educational sessions.
Parisa Rooydel and Ali Hemati represented Iran at the forum, Mehr’s news agency reported. Iranian representatives held inter-business meetings with member states to discuss the possibility of supporting cooperation in a variety of areas, including AI, the food industry and the digital economy. They also conducted collaborative research projects, shared technology and explored the pathways of access to new export markets with local partners.
Representatives from ten countries have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation for the development of international youth entrepreneurship.
The main areas of the Mentor and Investors Club are networking and sharing of networking and co-investment from startup pitching to financial infusion, international partnerships in the form of business missions to SCO countries, and from master classes, case analysis and workshops to education and development.
Iran prioritizes neighbours of science diplomacy
The current administration has made it a priority to promote scientific cooperation, a stakeholder of the Ministry of Science and Research and Technology.
On the one hand, the high capacity of neighboring countries and the need to import Iranian science and technology bases on the expansion of relations, citing the IRNA saying Farhad Yazdandoast.
Authorities further say that since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the country has made great strides in promoting science, technology and higher education. Additionally, they demonstrate these achievements through interactions with universities around the world. Typical examples are Iranian science elite, its achievements and overseas status.
President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration is seeking to resume and promote collaboration with countries where science is on the agenda.
Therefore, scientific communication is not limited to neighbouring countries, he said. “We are strengthening our scientific and international partnerships with Independent States (CIS) countries.
It also plans to develop relationships with several non-neighboring countries that rely on external scientific support, importing scientific knowledge and sharing expertise.
Working with major Asian countries in science, such as China and South Korea, will help you become familiar with Iran’s potential.
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