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Inauguration of Two Iran's First Insurance

New Innovation Industry Innovation

Centers at Azadi Center

25 Innovation Factory 26

The Branch of Pardis Technology Park on its
way toward Development;

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

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