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Inauguration of Two
New Innovation
Centers at Azadi
25 Innovation Factory
The Branch of Pardis Technology Park on its
way toward Development;
Azadi Innovation Factory, as one of the
branches of Pardis Technology Park located
on Azadi Ave. in Tehran, inaugurated two
new innovation centers. Digikala Next (The
Innovation & Technology Center of Digikala
Group) and PLANT (Iran's First Insurance
Industry Innovation Center) were opened up
on 29 May 2019 and 12 June 2019 in this
factory.
According to the Public Relations Dept. of
Pardis Technology Park, Digikala Next, the
innovative arm of Digikala Group was
inaugurated with the aim of connecting
Digikala to the best startups across the
nation. This group tries its best so that the
innovative and technology-oriented ideas
lead to solutions for resolving the everyday
problems of the online and tech-oriented
businesses by focusing on the field of
artificial intelligence. In order to develop
such technologies, Digikala is determined
to support the startups as well as the
innovative plans in the fields of electronic
business, cloud services, logistics and
material internet.
It is notable that the Innovation Center of
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Digikala Next has been located in shed #4
of Azadi Innovation Factory.
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On Wednesday, June 12 , 2019, Iran's first Center and the Managing Director of
insurance industry innovation center was Saramad Andookhte Sazan Farda Company
opened up with the title of PLANT with the purpose of exchanging scientific
Innovation Network with the presence of experience alongside developing practical
Chairman of the Central Insurance collaborations.
Organization, the Technology and It is worth noting that PLANT Innovation
Innovation Deputy of the Ministry of Network is located at shed #3 of Azadi
Communications and Information Innovation Factory.
Technology, some of the senior officials of
Iran's insurance industry as well as the
media staff at Azadi Innovation Factory.
From among the major objectives of this
network, one can refer to innovation in
insurance industry, supporting the young
elites, playing role in the knowledge-based
economy, venture investment, active
attendance as the main players of the
innovation ecosystem, affecting the
insurance industry etc. PLANT has started
its activity with the aim of settlement,
education, consultation and finally
investment in the fields of insurance and
financial startups.
On the sidelines of this ceremony, a
memorandum of agreement was signed
between Head of the Insurance Research