Tehran – The Development Agency for International Cooperation in Science and Technology will hold the 7th edition of the Connect Forum Specialized Meeting on September 9th.
The meeting will be held at the same time as Iran’s 19th plastic, rubber, machinery and equipment exhibition (Iramplast 2025), which is scheduled to run from September 8th to 11th, Mehr’s news agency reported.
The Connect Forum will discuss opportunities and challenges of specialized lectures, networking and expertise sharing, collaboration among experts and industry owners, and will focus on paying for visits to Iranian experts’ latest technical achievements (IHIT) and visits to selected pavilions at the 19th Iramplast exhibition.
This event serves as a great opportunity to share the challenges participants faced along the way and the strategies adopted to address those issues.
Iran ranks 72 in technology, 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 Gene Editing.
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.
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