The Speaker of the Parliament Did Not Express Concern About the Migration of ICT Professionals

The Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly did not express concern regarding the migration of human resources in the field of communications and information technology (ICT) but instead called on the Minister of Communications and Information Technology to pay attention to utilizing these experts.

According to IDEA, today (August 31), after the Minister of Communications presented an explanation about the state of the country’s internet to the Parliament in response to a report by the Industries Commission, the Speaker of the Parliament emphasized the need for private sector investment in the ICT industry and the utilization of specialized workforce in this field.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, while thanking the Minister of Communications for his efforts in completing the national information network for the development of e-government services and service platforms for the people, emphasized:

Ghalibaf continued by discussing the necessity of investment in the field of communications and information technology, stating: In the field of economy and commerce today, we have all understood that for various reasons, we have weaknesses due to the approval of Article 44 and a decade of efforts. We must not experience this weakness again in the digital economy. We should pay attention to the private sector. We want to reach a 15% share [of the digital economy in the Gross Domestic Product], and this is impossible without the private sector. If we are looking to structure the economy for public participation, there is nowhere better, more accurate, more critical, and more accessible than digital economic platforms.

The Speaker of the Parliament, referring to the migration of human resources in the ICT sector, stated: One of our challenges is population decline. But we must make use of this great blessing we have. In terms of the window of youth in the population and the forces in the field of technology, we are currently at the peak, and this is our greatest opportunity. I think we have not paid attention to this today, and we are losing this opportunity, and these talents are sometimes leaving the country. We must use this opportunity to reach the 15% share of the digital economy, and we should not turn this opportunity into a threat, God forbid.