Tehran-The head of the Iranian Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) has announced a decision to set up 40 science and technology parks across the country over the next five years, ISNA reported.

Ali Rasoulian said the locations of the parks mentioned have been determined by different states and the necessary coordination has been made with the relevant government agencies in the target cities.

The official also noted plans to set up new knowledge-based workshop units in technology parks across the country. [Iranian calendar] As of 2019 (March 21), about 400 workshops have been established and are ready for operation, and about 1,500 workshops are also under construction. “

According to Rasoulian, ISIPO also runs a program to identify the technological needs of key industries in the country and introduce collaborations with knowledge-based companies and start-ups.

“We have reached out to 1,600 companies and have been able to identify their needs. To date, 400 items or devices have been produced by the knowledge-based unit,” explains the ISIPO director. Did.

Rasoulian said in July that his organization plans to set up 261 knowledge-based workshop units in seven different technology parks across the country.

He said more than 5.925 trillion rials (approximately $20.96 million) will be invested in the mentioned units to be built under the framework of a program to be implemented in collaboration with the Vice President for Science and Technology. Stated.

Rasoulian said there are currently 600 knowledge-based production units operating in the country’s industrial parks and industrial zones, and ISIPO will provide special facilities, including land and infrastructure, to applicants to set up such units. Then added:

ISIPO officials previously said that 1,433 small workshop units were established in the previous Iranian calendar year (ending March 20), most of which were production and knowledge-based units with advanced technology. was

In line with the current Iranian motto of the year, “Knowledge-Based Job-Generating Production,” the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade is implementing a new program to support knowledge-based production units across the country.

Providing infrastructure and incentives to SMEs and enterprises is one of the major programs that the ministry has undertaken in relation to industrial parks.

According to Rasoulian, more than 2,023 projects related to infrastructure development in industrial parks, including water, electricity and gas supply, are underway in various regions of the country with 60 trillion rials (approximately $215.8 million) in loans. is.

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