At the initiative taken by Headquarters to Develop Digital Economy of Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, 2nd Information Technology and Communications (ICT) Exhibition titled “KITEX 2022” will be held in May.

In this edition of the exhibition which will be held on May 23-26, knowledge-based companies will present their latest achievements in the fields of smarting urban space, Internet of Things (IoT) and information security.

The exhibition will focus on artificial intelligence, financial technologies, smart governance, media arts, innovation, technology and infrastructure, smart teaching and learning, smart city and home.

Creating, completing and developing a national information network and providing its security, increasing share of infrastructure investment in the field of information technology (IT) and continuous improvement of the business environment and strengthening the competitive structure and competitiveness of market have been cited as the main aim behind organizing this exhibition.

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A permanent exhibition of Iranian knowledge-based products, aiming to facilitate exports to India, kicked off in the Indian state of Odisha, ISNA reported on Friday.

This export base in the industrial sector of Odisha State, in cooperation with the Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME), has provided an exhibition space for products with export potential and has facilitated the possibility of establishing relations with small industries in India.

It is worth mentioning that plans have been made for joint cooperation with the Indian government, especially the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to accelerate the process of successful presence and economic interactions of Iranian companies.

In this center, services include displaying companies’ products for a year in a permanent exhibition, marketing in India, monitoring and initial price analysis of similar products and pricing consulting, holding meetings and business negotiations with Indian companies, consulting for obtaining certificates and product standards, benefiting from local expert marketers, facilitating the transfer of currency, consulting the transportation of goods and products to the target country for knowledge-based companies.

The Indian market of more than 1.3 billion people has provided a unique opportunity for Iranian companies to introduce and sell knowledge-based products. At present, the volume of trade between the two countries in 2020 is about $2.1 billion, which includes $330 million in exports of Iranian products to India.

Innovation houses abroad

The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology also supports the establishment of innovation houses in other countries to develop the export of knowledge-based products.

Exporting technological products of Iranian knowledge-based companies is one of the important and key programs of the vice presidency for science and technology, and in this regard, three houses of innovation and technology were inaugurated in Kenya, China and Syria.

And countries like Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are set to host the innovation houses in near future.

By supporting innovative ideas, holding technological and innovative events, the centers will be a platform for the development and promotion of Iranian knowledge-based companies, startups, and creative industries.

The centers are mainly formed with the investment and support of the private sector to provide the necessary infrastructure for their exports through the innovation houses.

In each center, the products of more than 50 knowledge-based and creative companies are presented, such as health and medicine, information technology, machinery, and equipment.

Iranian knowledge-based goods to be produced in 7 countries

Iran will launch production lines of knowledge-based products in seven countries, namely Turkey, Armenia, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Syria, Iraq, and Kenya, Marzieh Shaverdi, the manager of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, said on December 4.

The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology will provide special support to facilitate export for knowledge-based companies with quality products over the next 6 months.

Mehdi Ghalehnoei, an official with the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, said in February that last year, knowledge-based companies gained about $800 million in revenue from export, and this year it seems to reach up to $2 billion.

“Africa, neighboring countries, Southeast Asia and Eurasia are our export target priorities, and we hope to create Iranian innovation and technology in all these areas,” he added.

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Closing ceremony of 40th edition International Fajr Film Festival in underway in Iranian capital of Tehran and the winners are due to be announced.

The closing ceremony of the 40th edition of Iran’s annual Fajr International Film Festival is underway at Tehran Milad Tower venue on Friday, February 11, which marks the the 43rd glorious victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

The closing ceremony is attended by the Iranian actors, actors and film directors.

At the beginning of the ceremony tonight, a video of the demised Iranian actors who past away since a year ago was displayed, in addition a film about the presence of the Iranian people in the days prior to the the Islamic Revolution.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili and the daughter of the top Iranian general Martyr Qassem Soleimani, Zeinab Soeimni also addressed the event.

The special award of the event was named after Matryr Qassem Soleimani as “The Soldier of the Homeland” went to the film “Without a Prior Appointment” directed by Behrouz Shoaybi.

Amin Hayai won the Crystal Simorgh award as Best Actor for starring in “The Last Snow” while Tannaz Tabatabaei won a Crystal Simorgh award for being female lead in “The Dreamless” movie.

“Mahdi’s Position” directed by “Hadi Hejazifar” won the Golden Simorgh after being picked up the best film of the festival by the jury. / MNA/

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday unveiled new missile called “Kheibar Shekan” with 1,450 Kilometers range.

The unveiling ceremony of Kheibar Shekan missile was held in the presence of Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri and IRGC Commander of the Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

The ceremony coincided with the nationwide celebrations to mark the 43rd anniversary of the glorious victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

The new strategic long-range missile, which uses solid fuel, is classified among the third generation of the IRGC missiles, and is unique in terms of weight and firing.

Kheibar Shekan missile’s weight is reduced by one-third in comparison to similar ones and the time needed to launch it has been reduced by six times.

Iran unveils Kheibar Shekan missile with 1,450 KM range
Iran unveils Kheibar Shekan missile with 1,450 KM range
The Kheibar Shekan missile also enjoys high maneuverability in face of anti-missile systems, and extreme agility and speed in hitting targets within a range of 1450 km are among other capabilities of this new strategic long-range missile.

This homegrown system, from idea to product, has been designed and built by scientists of the IRGC Air Force. /IRNA/

The 37th Fajr International Music Festival will kick off on Wednesday Iran’s Tehran, hosting Italian, Dutch, Afghan and Egyptian artists, along with Iranian musicians.

Fajr International Music Festival is regarded as Iran’s most prestigious musical event which was founded in 1986. The festival is affiliated with UNESCO and includes national and international competition sections.

During the 37th Fajr International Music Festival, 69 performances by 63 groups in the instrumental, regional, classical, international, orchestral, pop, fusion and women’s music sections will be accomplished.

Also, Vahdat Hall, Roudaki Hall, Dehlavi Hall, Niavaran Cultural Center, Arasbaran Cultural Center and Milad Hall of the International Exhibition will host the 37th Fajr International Music Festival.

The 37th Fajr International Music Festival that started today (February 11) will host musicians from Italy, Germany, Afghanistan and Egypt.

The Italian Jazz artist Giovanni Guidi’s will perform in the festival on Monday, February 14 at 6:30 PM in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

In another performance in the International Section in The 37th Fajr International Music Festival, Mohammad Abu Zekri, a prominent Egyptian “Oud” player, will perform on Sunday, February 13 at the Niavaran Hall.

He is accompanied by percussionist Ersu Kazimov. The concert of these two artists will be held on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 18:30 in Niavaran Hall. Nicolas van Poucke one of the most promising Dutch pianists

Also, Nicolas van Poucke one of the most promising Dutch pianists, will perform on at Niavaran Hall at 19:30 on February 13th.

Famous Afghan music artists consisting of seven Afghans known as “Qavali Najmoddin” including Javad Tabesh, Asef Habibi, Abdul Qader Azizi, Abdul Khaleq Azizi, Gholam Sakhi Rasouli, Houshang Javid and Nematollah Hosseinzadeh will play in Arasbaran Cultural Center on Friday, February 11th , at 6:30 p.m. /IRNA/

Some 2,950 educational projects were officially put into operation across the country via video conferencing with First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber in attendance, IRIB reported on Tuesday.

The educational projects include 13,450 classrooms constructed with the participation of charities throughout the country.

With the opening of these projects, more than 2 million square meters will be added to the educational space of the country.

These centers have been built in 31 provinces with a special focus on deprived and underprivileged areas with an investment of more than 100 trillion rials (nearly $370 million).

Many efforts have been made over the past couple of years by the government to support villagers and slow down the trend of migration from rural areas to cities, including, opening up job opportunities, building educational spaces and health centers, as well as empowering the deprived.

Currently, 26 percent of the country’s population lives in villages, around 39,000 villages have more than 20 households and 23,000 villages have less than 20 households.

School renovation

There are some 107,000 schools nationwide with 530,000 classes, 160,000 of which are dilapidated, not meeting safety standards, accounting for 30 percent of the schools nationwide.

Mehrollah Rakhshanimehr, director of school renovation, development and equipment organization, said in August 2020 that some 30 percent of the country’s schools have been constructed by school-building benefactors and there are 450 school-building charities in Iran.

Iran has many school-building benefactors amounting to 650,000 people inside and 1,000 people outside the country.

About 10 percent of charitable schools are built with the participation of charities abroad. This is a valuable asset, which should be promoted.

According to Nasser Ghofli, the director of the School-Building Donors Association, 400 school-building charities have been registered in the country so far.

A total of 36 trillion rials (nearly $133 million) has been allocated to renovate the schools nationwide over the past 8 years, Seyed Mohammad-Ali Afshani, former head of the Organization for Development, Renovation, and Equipping Schools, said. /T.T/

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says that Iranian scientists have manufactured electron accelerators.

With the new achievement, the AEOI head said that the Iranians have now joined the United States as the only country that has achieved the electron accelerators before.

Electron accelerators have been completely localized by Iranian experts and are on the way to the industrialization stage, Eslami added. / MNA /

Iranian government is planning to inaugurate numerous port development, maritime, and transport projects during the Ten-Day Dawn (February 1-11), which marks the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, IRNA reported on Sunday.

As reported, the mentioned projects include 484 transport projects with a total investment of 60.42 trillion rials (about $214.6 million), 53 railway projects valued at 26.72 trillion rials (about $94.92 million), and 19 maritime and port development projects worth 6.8 trillion rials (about $24.15 million).

The transport projects include some airport development projects in Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Sistan-Baluchestan, Lorestan, and Hormozgan provinces.

The Ministry of Transport and Urban Development is also set to inaugurate six meteorological projects worth 750 billion rials ($2.6 million) on the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Also, the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) has it on the agenda to put 53 new railway projects into operation across the country.

These projects include the development and modernization of the railway fleet, projects related to training and new technologies, improvement, and modernization of electrical signs and communication devices, as well as some projects related to safety and coping with natural hazards.

In the field of fleet development and modernization, five projects including the purchase, modernization, and reconstruction of 163 freight and passenger wagons and locomotives with a total value of 5.05 trillion rials (about $17.93 million) have been announced.

Furthermore, of the 19 projects scheduled to be inaugurated by the Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), three projects are related to Imam Khomeini Port, one project is related to Sajafi Port, one project is going to be inaugurated at Choubdeh and Arvandkenar ports, one project is related to Abadan Port, one project will go operational at Khamir port.

According to TPO Deputy Head Mohammadreza Alahyar, two projects are also scheduled to be inaugurated at Shahid Rajaei Port, one project at Lengeh port, one project at Shahid Haghani port, one project at Sirik Port, one project at Genaveh Port, and another project at Bushehr Port.

Some projects are also set to be inaugurated at Chabahar and Anzali ports, he said. /T.T/