Rural development impossible without technology; technology factory to be launched

The Deputy for Rural Development and Deprived Areas at the Presidential Office and the deputies of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology discussed ways to promote sustainable rural development and the development of deprived areas at a ceremony. At the event, they emphasized the need to harness scientific and technological capacities to solve rural problems and create innovative businesses. A cooperation memorandum was also signed between the Deputy for Rural Development and Deprived Areas at the Presidential Office and the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

• The Deputy for Rural Development and Deprived Areas at the Presidential Office said that sustainable rural development is not possible without using technology.
• He added that rural development is no longer limited to building infrastructure such as water, electricity, gas, and roads.
• The Deputy Minister for Research at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology stressed the need to use scientific capacities to solve rural problems.
• He called for revising the curriculum of rural development studies and strengthening social entrepreneurship.
• The Deputy Minister for Technology and Innovation at the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology referred to the activities of 16,000 technology-based units in the country’s science and technology parks.
• He spoke about the capacity of these centers to create innovative businesses and increase productivity in rural areas.
• The Deputy for Rural Development and Deprived Areas at the Presidential Office announced the launch of a technology factory.
• Universities were معرفی as drivers of development in deprived areas.. Coverage difference: IRIB News emphasized the role of universities as drivers of development in deprived areas and referred to the signing of a cooperation memorandum. IRNA, in several reports, covered more details of the remarks by the deputies of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and addressed topics such as revising the rural development discipline, strengthening social entrepreneurship, and the role of science and technology parks in rural development. Both sources agree on the importance of technology in rural development.