5% share of knowledge-based products in the country’s exports – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi said: The development of non-oil exports, especially exports based on the knowledge-based economy, plays an important role in the country’s economic security and economic development.

He added: In contrast to the dependence of exports and the economy on the sale of oil, raw and semi-raw materials, it is one of the weak points of the country, especially during the time of sanctions and international restrictions.

The head of the Iran Trade Development Organization stated: Economic research also indicates a significant relationship between economic development and the degree of economic sophistication; This type of export is less vulnerable in times of restrictions, because the basis of knowledge-based economy is thought and expertise, and it relies on human power and its production power and knowledge, and is not dependent on natural resources.

The head of the Iran Trade Development Organization said: According to the customs statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, knowledge-based companies accounted for 2.6% of the weight and 5% of the total value of the country’s exports in 1402, including advanced materials and products based on chemical technologies. About 80% of the export value of knowledge-based companies has been allocated to it.

He added: This share needs to be strengthened as much as possible, but there is no doubt that knowledge-based and technology companies are currently one of the important and main economic players of the country. In this regard, the trade development organization, as the custodian of foreign trade, is seriously on the agenda to strengthen knowledge-based exports.

According to the announcement of Iran Trade Development Organization, Dehghan Dehnavi said: Strengthening Iran’s position in the field of innovation and technology in various fields, as well as developing international business cooperation and introducing the capacities of Iranian companies, especially in the knowledge-based field, requires the strengthening of events that provide the opportunity for the interaction of the main players of this ecosystem. is provided as much as possible.