In an importa step in achieving the coury’s scieific and economic goals, the Vice Preside of Scieific, Technology and Economics of the Presideial and National Developme Fund signed a $ 5 million investme agreeme (equivale to $ 5 billion) for the developme and use of artificial ielligence in Iran. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on April 5, at the beginning of the year of “Investing in Production” during an official ceremony at the Scieific Departme.
The main purpose of this memorandum is to make a jump in financing artificial ielligence projects and support knowledge -based companies; The move in line with the Seveh Developme Plan and the supreme leadership’s emphasis on investme in emergency areas.
According to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, the financing of the projects preseed by the Scieific Departme will be carried out through a variety of models such as facilities, partnerships, non -financial financing and other new methods. This enables companies to access rial facilities and utilize financial instrumes tailored to their needs.
On the sidelines of the incide, Vice Preside Hossein Afshin, referring to the six -moh -old negotiations leading to the agreeme, announced the injecting of 1.2 capital io the areas of artificial ielligence innovation. Emphasizing on the transfer of decisions to the main actors of knowledge -based biomass, he said today the first step has been taken from a serious plan to invest in production and advanced technologies.
Afshin also announced the formation of a four -person committee to review and approve the projects faster. The committee consists of represeatives of both institutions and will iroduce its executive framework and operational mechanisms in the coming weeks.
One of the importa pois of this agreeme is the special support for companies that support academic research in the field of artificial ielligence. According to officials, the support will be awarded in the form of special facilities and with the approval of the Vice Preside. The National Developme Fund also pledged to provide the necessary platforms to strengthen the relationship between academic institutions and the private sector.
At the signing ceremony of the $ 5 million investme agreeme, Mehdi Ghazanfari, head of the National Developme Fund, emphasized the need to revise the methods of governance and the optimal use of new tools such as artificial ielligence, emphasizing that officials should seek to create capital for the future instead of simply distributing wealth. He also announced the creation of a joi fund that allows knowledge -based companies to receive freque facilities.
With the signing of this memorandum, hopes for faster developme of artificial ielligence in the coury have been further enhanced. This move not only moves research and technology capacities, but also draws a new perspective on knowledge -based economic prosperity by attracting private capital.
