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The Visit of the
Ambassadors of the
I.R.IRAN from Pardis
10 Technology Park
Purposeful Expansion of Technology
Diplomacy;
A group of ambassadors
of the Islamic Republic of
Iran abroad gave a visit to
Pardis Technology Park and
they were informed of the
capabilities, researches and
measures accomplished in
the Park. This conference
was held with the purpose of
introducing the efficiency and
capabilities of the Technology
& Knowledge-based
companies with the approach
of economic development.
The ambassadors attending
the conference expressed
hope to take major steps in
developing the international
interactions of the national
innovators by supporting the
knowledge-based companies
and the young entrepreneurs.
Mr. Mehdi Safarinia, the
President of Pardis Technology
Park, said, “Our main goal
is to create a home for the
Iranian experts and scholars
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PTPE-NEWSLET TER abroad, and in so doing we
www.techpark.ir must bear in mind that the
knowledge-based companies
are one of the important
foundations of economic
development, and technology
parks, on the other side, are
regarded as the principal
infrastructures of scientific and
research development etc.”
He asserted, “We can already
see a suitable scientific and
research development in our
universities, which is mostly
indebted to the students and
the scholars, and because of
that, Pardis Technology Park
intends to take advantage of
and support these ideas and
to convert them from mere
ideas to products to be sold.”
Making remarks on the
measures taken, Mr. Safarinia
mentioned that, “There
are 260 technology and
knowledge-based companies
in the Park, which have
been able to employ 4000
personnel and to offer some
900 products to the national
and international markets.”
Head of the Center for
Science & Technology
International Interactions
of the Vice-Presidency for
Science and Technology,
Mr. Alimorteza Birang, in
remarks on the interactions
and communications of the
knowledge-based companies’
managers with the diplomats
and ambassadors said that
“fortunately, technology
diplomacy has incurred a
good growth in the recent
years.”
Mr. Birang added, “The first
and the most important task
we can do for attracting
investments is to introduce our
capabilities to other countries;
however, due to the negative
propaganda published
against the Islamic Republic
of Iran in the international
arena, they do not have the
opportunity to get to know
our capabilities. This is while
if we can properly introduce
our local technologies, we
will definitely see optimal
fundraising, diplomacy and
communication.”
At the end of this occasion,
the guests gave a visit to
the Permanent Exhibition of
the Technological Products
of the Member Companies
and they got familiar with the
latest achievements of the two
companies Arya Teb Firooz
and Electronic Bartar, both
active in the field of medical
equipment.
It is worth noting that these
ambassadors visited the
Supreme Leader of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
as well as the Presidents
of the three Branches and
some other authorities and
exchanged views.