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Pardis Technology Park


 signed a Memorandum

 of Understanding with
 5  UNICEF






 Aimed at developing innovational plans for
 children;









 With the approach of   within only 3 months since my   INOTEX Exhibition will be
 developing innovative   previous visit from the Park,   defined and executed.”
 plans for children and   and today we have been able   Safarinia expressed hope
 encouraging student   to sign a collaboration contract   that the executive issues are
 innovations, a memorandum   with the biggest Technology   defined as soon as possible
 of understanding (MoU)   Park in the Middle-East.”   and the executive processes
 was signed between Pardis   He also enumerated the long-  are initiated.
 Technology Park and UNICEF.   term cooperation of UNICEF   It is notable that UNICEF
 As reported by the Public   with the Government of the   was founded by the
 Relations Dept. of Pardis   I.R. Iran and asserted that, “in   recommendation of the
 Technology Park, in this   line with this program, those   Economic & Social Council
 MoU which was signed by   innovations carried out by or   of the United Nations and
 Mehdi Safarinia, the Head of   for children will be supported,   confirmation of the UN
 Pardis Technology Park, and   and Pardis Technology Park   General Assembly in 1948.   Pardis
 Will Parks, the Manager of   will play a significant role in   The activities of UNICEF are
 UNICEF Office in Tehran, both   realizing this very objective.”   mainly focused on providing   Technology
 sides stressed on supporting   Mehdi Safarinia, the Head of   assistance to or supporting
 technological and innovative   Pardis Technology Park, also   the children in the developing
 plans for children.  expressed consent for such   countries.                  Park
 In the closing ceremony,   an opportunity to collaborate
 having referred to his former   with UNICEF, and called this
 visit from Pardis Technology   agreement as a milestone for
 Park three months ago, Mr.   further mutual cooperation
 Will Parks, the Manager of   and said, “having signed
 UNICEF Office in Tehran,   the present agreement,
 declared that, “I am pleased   further mutual collaborations
 that this agreement has been   in the fields of innovation
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 PTPE-NEWSLET TER       confirmed by the Iranian   biotechnology development,
 www.techpark.ir  Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Noor Student Prize and
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