“Mohammedreza Maboudian”, the head of the Artificial Ielligence and Data Science Commission of the Computer Trade Union Organization of the coury, analyzed the GITEX 2024 exhibition in Dubai in an ierview with us. While poiing out the increasing influence of artificial ielligence in industry and global economy, he examined the role of Iran and startups in this eve and preseed ieresting views about the future of artificial ielligence and Iran’s participation in such iernational eves.
GITEX 2024; A world exhibition ceered on artificial ielligence
Mohammad Reza Maboudian said about GITEX 2024: “This year’s slogan of this exhibition was global cooperation to shape the future economy, and as you can see, the discussion of economy and artificial ielligence was promine in this eve. It is clear to me that AI is no longer just a specific area of technology, but has seriously affected all aspects of IT, from software to hardware.”
He coinued: “A few years ago, many of us thought that AI was just a tool, but now we see that this technology is rapidly taking over all sectors of the technology industry. From software developme to hardware corol, artificial ielligence has already permeated all areas and may even surpass hardware in the coming years.”
Mohammadreza Maboudian also poied to the growth and developme of artificial ielligence in Iran and added: “One of the ieresting pois I observed at GITEX this year was especially in industrial fields such as oil, gas and petrochemicals. In this exhibition, I saw companies using artificial ielligence to optimize energy consumption and improve industrial processes. In the field of drug production, we also saw the use of artificial ielligence to produce customized drugs that were specially prepared based on customer tests.
Iran’s competitiveness in GITEX; Strengths and weaknesses
Regarding the presence of Iran in GITEX 2024, Maboudian poied out the weak presence of Iranian companies in this eve and said: “Unfortunately, Iran did not have a strong presence in this eve. On the one hand, some Iranian companies cannot use global capacities such as Google Cloud and other iernational services, because these services are blocked in the coury. On the other hand, Iranian companies were not able to compete with other companies due to lack of competitive products and appropriate sales strategies.
He added: “Of course, this does not mean that there is no tale and poteial in Iran. Some startups had good preseations in this exhibition, especially in the field of medicine and price prediction. But compared to other companies, their number was small and weak in terms of competition.
One of the ieresting pois that Maboudian raised was the effect of the presence of Iranian companies in iernational eves: “More than 18,000 Iranians attended GITEX, but few of them were able to take advaage of this opportunity.” “Many Iranian visitors only visited the market and failed to take advaage of the opportunities for partnerships or receiving new ideas.”
Challenges and opportunities for Iran in the world of artificial ielligence
Maboudian assessed the holding of GITEX 2024 as very successful and added: “The holding of this exhibition in a specialized manner, including dedicating a special space to startups, investors, and special programs such as lectures and startup competitions, can be a model for Iranian organizers. In this eve, they managed to create an attractive atmosphere for iroducing startups by holding various eves and shows.”
At the end of his ierview, Mohammadreza Maboudian emphasized that despite the existing challenges, Iran should invest more in innovation and upgrading its technological infrastructure in order to be more successful in the global competition of artificial ielligence and new technologies.
Poiing to the importance of participating in eves such as Jitex, he said: “Active presence in iernational exhibitions can be an opportunity to learn and update the strategies of Iranian startups and companies. Especially in the field of artificial ielligence, which is expanding rapidly, these types of eves can play a key role in shaping the future of Iran’s economy and industry.”
