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Offering Incentive
Packages to the
Foreign Companies
attending INOTEX 2019
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Said the Head of Pardis Technology Park;
The Head of Pardis Technology Park
asserted that, “the foreign companies
membered in ESCAP will be given incentive
packages in case they enter into a contract
with the Iranian companies.”
According to the Scientific Dept. of IRNA
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News Agency, the 8 International
Innovation and Technology Exhibition
(INOTEX) is due to be held from Sunday to
Wednesday 9-12 June 2019 at Tehran
International Exhibition Center with the
slogan of “The Innovation & Technology
Ecosystem, under one Roof”, Pardis
Technology Park Public Relations Dept.
reported.
An exhibition that, according to Mehdi
Saffarinia, the Head of Pardis Technology
Park, has been host to many startups and
tech companies, and the focus of attention
for holding INOTEX Exhibition has always
been the issues such as drawing up
collaboration contracts and attracting
investments.
He continued, “During the last four rounds
of INOTEX, more than 140 collaboration
contracts have been closed among the
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companies and sometimes with the foreign
companies.”
In response to the question that asked
which countries will attend INOTEX 2019
this year, Saffarinia referred to holding the
First Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum with the
association of the United Nations Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific and said, “Holding the latter event
with Iran as the host to INOTEX 2019 has
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been approved in the 2 Innovation
Committee of ESCAP.
He added, “Based on the agreements made
with the United Nations, this gathering will
be host to policymakers in science and
technology matters from 63 countries
worldwide at the same time with INOTEX
2019 at Tehran International Exhibition
Center.”
The Head of Pardis Technology Park added
that, “Our focus for the attendance of
foreign companies is majorly on the
countries membered at ESCAP, and we
have considered a lower expense for the
presence of foreign companies.”
Having referred to the costs and incentives
considered for the presence and activities
of the foreign tech companies membered at
ESCAP in Iran, Mr. Saffarinia mentioned
that, “These companies will enjoy those
incentives if they close contracts with their
Iranian counterpart companies.”
As part of this Persuasive Package for the
ESCAP members, Saffarinia referred to the
one-year free-of-charge settlement of these
companies at Pardis Technology Park
together with freely getting use of the area,
20 years of tax exemption and receiving
practice license for the foreign nationals
and being supported by a domestic investor
as the third party to their contracts made
for joint investment.”
He also gave notice of the preparedness of
a domestic investor to invest and support
the contracts made between the foreign
and Iranian companies as a third associate
to the contract.
The Head of Pardis Technology Park
continued, “This is a special incentive
package we have considered for the tech
companies membered at ESCAP and
interested in attending INOTEX 2019.”
Having referred to the fact that the main
objective of the Vice-Presidency for Science
and Technology is to establish a closer
relationship with the foreign companies of
the 63 countries membered at ESCAP, Mr.
Saffarinia underlined the reason for this as
to establish further scientific and economic
cooperation and communication with these
countries and he expressed hope for the
significant attendance of the foreign
companies membered at ESCAP in INOTEX
2019.
The Head of Pardis Technology Park added
that, “We predict we will be host to at least
20 foreign companies alongside the
domestic knowledge-based companies in
INOTEX 2019.”
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The 8 International Innovation and
Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2019) will
take place from 9-12 June 2019 in a place
with an area of 10,000 Sq.m. at Tehran
International Exhibition Center.