The National Technology Award, known as Tehran – Next, will be held in Isfahan on February 19th and 20th under the theme of “Advanced Iran with Emerging Technologies.”
The event offers great opportunities for large companies and builds talented young people to become more active in the country’s innovation and technology sector, says Saeed Sarkar, a vice president of science and technology. He says that.
According to Sarkar, 22 innovative projects (7 out of 53 submission projects) in three major areas, including advanced materials and manufacturing technologies. According to the IRNA, optics, quantum and microelectronic technologies (8 out of 31 published projects) and biotechnology and precision medicine (7 out of 51 submitted projects) were reported to have been selected.
The main objectives of this event include expanding research and development initiatives and focusing on key and advanced technologies.
The second aim is to converge technologies to address economic, social and environmental challenges. Supports technology companies in developing. Encourage industries and large companies to use emerging technologies. and promotes synergy, co-production, and competition among national engineers.
Iran has advanced to the GII 2024 rankings
According to the 2024 Global Innovation Index (GII) report, it ranks in Iran’s knowledge and technology outcomes, with business sophistication from 55 and 117 in 2023 to 49 and 110 in 2024, respectively. It’s improved.
Additionally, the country’s ranking in market refinement and infrastructure rose by two positions from 19 and 97 in 2023 to 17 and 95 in 2024.
The Global Innovation Index is ranked as a world-leading economy according to its innovation capabilities.
This year’s report shows Iran ranks second among countries in the Central and South Asia region, and has not changed compared to the past two years.
India and Kazakhstan ranked first and third respectively.
Iran ranks fifth among 38 low-middle-income group economy, which improved compared to the 2023 ranking (6).
As mentioned in the 2024 edition, over the past four years (2020-2024), the statistical confidence interval for Iranian rankings for GII 2024 is between ranks 56 and 80.
Iran performed better in innovation production (48) than in 2024’s innovation input (85).
The report, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ranks Iran first by market capitalization and trademarks by Origin.
Ranked 3, 5, 8, 17, 19, 23, 35 of Software Expenses, Total Capital Formation, Science and Engineering Alumni, Market Refinement, Domestic Market Scale, Intangible Asset Strength, and Higher Education.
Iran (Islamic Republic) ranks the highest for market refinement (17), knowledge and technology output (49), creative output (52), and human capital and research (64).
GII ranks the world’s 38th largest science and technology (S&T) cluster this year, down from 35 last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the UN WIPO.
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