The Minister of Communications stated that according to the 7th development plan, 20 million “connections” should be made to optical fiber for homes and businesses
According to the IDEA, The Minister of Communication stated: The optical fiber project for homes and businesses will create a large market for production and employment, which is the location of the fund’s resources. Innovation and prosperity alongside this project can accelerate it.
The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, met with Mohammad Sadegh Khayatian Yazdi, the chairman and member of the executive board of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, and a group of members of the executive board and deputies of the fund.
In this meeting, Issa Zarepour appreciated the new and creative approach of the new executive board of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, which led to an increase in support for knowledge-based companies, and said: One of the basic directions of the 13th government is to support knowledge-based companies, which has implemented this support and Through financing by the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, we see that this support and provision of facilities in the last two years, based on the available statistics, is equal to the total of the last two governments.
He stated that it is a good thing that the Innovation and Prosperity Fund has adapted itself to the approaches and directions of the government in supporting knowledge-based companies, and added: According to the announcement of the fund, 30% and according to our belief, 50% of knowledge-based companies in the field of communication and technology Information is active, creativity, innovation and human capital are the first words in this field and can create added value very soon.
Emphasizing that supporting knowledge-based companies in the field of communication and information technology is important for us, the Minister of Communications said: Accordingly, it is necessary to establish a special mechanism for cooperation between the Innovation and Prosperity Fund and the Innovative Fund of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Even if a permanent joint committee can be formed to continuously and regularly review the status of support for knowledge-based companies in the field of communication and information technology.
He added: “Both sides have good capacities, and if executive mechanisms are designed, the issue of supporting knowledge-based companies in the field of communication and information technology will definitely change, especially since according to the seventh development plan, many tasks have been created for government agencies, which should make maximum use of intelligence.” have artificial and new technologies in the direction of intelligence; These tasks will not be fulfilled except by using the capacity of the private sector and knowledge-based companies.
Zarepour continued: According to the 7th development plan of the Ministry of Communications, it has been obliged to provide infrastructure in the communication sector, processing sector and equipment sector. Based on this, it is necessary for the Innovation and Prosperity Fund to have a special look at this field.
He clarified: Currently, within the framework of this legal task, the Ministry of Communications and Technology has defined a strategic and key project for optical fiber for homes and businesses, so that according to the seventh development plan, 20 million “connections” to optical fiber for homes and businesses should be established. be; This is despite the fact that we initially targeted 20 million “coverage” by the end of the 13th government.
Therefore, this project creates a large market for production and employment, which if the resources of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund are placed next to it, it can accelerate this project.
The Minister of Communications further expressed his satisfaction with the entry of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund into the issue of supporting businesses in the space sector and said: The development of the space industry is one of the needs of the country.
We believe that the private sector and knowledge-based companies should have entered this field much earlier; Because innovation and creativity are the first words in this field and we must make the most of the capacity of knowledge bases in this regard.
He added: Based on this, we believe that there are many cooperation capacities between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, and we must actualize these potential capacities by creating joint working committees.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund also said in this meeting: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as one of the important infrastructure ministries plays an important role in the development of the country, and based on this, there is a readiness for the Innovation and Prosperity Fund to be the arm of the Ministry of Communications in the field of development. Technology and innovation become.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, he continued by emphasizing that in this government we are witnessing a real and practical convergence between government agencies in the field of support for knowledge-based companies and said: All members of the government are full-fledged supporters of knowledge-based companies, which is gratifying but necessary.
It is necessary that the formed convergence becomes synergy in order to stop insular works in this area and avoid wasting resources and time.
In the end, Khayatian said: In the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, there is this preparation to create synergy and consolidate the provision of services to knowledge-based companies, and we believe that we should use the existing capacities to the fullest to witness the prosperity and prosperity of knowledge-based companies.
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