The first Iran Pishro event (CITEX) was held this morning, Tuesday, November 5, 1405, at the Milad Tower Conference Center, attended by Behzad Paymard, CEO of the New Technologies and Urban Innovation Organization of Tehran Municipality, Alireza Zarasvandi, president of the Urban Science and Technology Park of Tehran Municipality, and Amin Abdollazadeh, deputy for Knowledge-Based Economy Affairs of the New Technologies and Urban Innovation Organization of Tehran Municipality.
The Great Iran Pishro Event is Coming
Behzad Paymard, at the beginning of the press conference, referring to the upcoming great Iran Pishro event, stated: "This event was supposed to be held last March, but due to the war, it was postponed to this year, and we plan to hold this event with a side exhibition from November 17 to 20."
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He stated that the three main axes of this event include "Transportation," "Citizen Services" (in various areas such as firefighting, waste management, green spaces, parks, and the environment), and "Financial and Economic," adding: "In this regard, one thousand knowledge-based companies and technology units participated in this event, and about 220 companies received final approval."
Developing Interactions with Technology Elites
The CEO of the New Technologies and Urban Innovation Organization of Tehran Municipality identified the main goal of this event as connecting elites and technologists to urban issues, saying: "To see Tehran as a leading, technological, and livable metropolis, we must connect elites and technologists to urban topics."
Paymard further added: "We will present the roadmap for science and technology that we have designed for the municipality in two five-year steps, and this roadmap will actually outline the future of Tehran as a leading, technological, and livable city."
He also referred to the Golden Seed event as a youth-oriented event and said: "Our goal is to develop the technology sector in Tehran to establish science and technology houses in various areas of the city with the help of this event's capacity."
Responding to Urban Challenges with the Help of Elites
In response to a question about the role of the New Technologies Organization in issues such as mechanized cargo and produce transportation, waste management, and urban ecology, Paymard explained: "Our serious role is to evaluate the system of issues alongside other municipal organizations and introduce relevant knowledge-based companies to them."
He pointed out the organization's support for elites and knowledge-based companies, saying: "At the beginning of the organization's work, one of our concerns was that some regulations hindered the participation of elites and knowledge-based companies in municipal affairs, which was resolved with the cooperation of the Mayor of Tehran."
At the end of the ceremony, the poster of the Iran Pishro event was unveiled in the presence of managers of the New Technologies and Urban Innovation Organization, and this event was introduced as a suitable opportunity for elites and knowledge-based companies to address urban issues.
