Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology

Iran climbs 20 steps in development of e-government

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Dean of Management Faculty of University of Tehran Ahmad Sahraei said that Iran has moved up 20 steps in the global ranking of the development of electronic government, standing in the 130th place.

Deputy ICT min.:

Persian content in cyberspace hits significant growth

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Rasoul Saraeian reported a significant increase in Persian content production in cyberspace.

ELECOMP 2018 kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – The 24th edition of Iran International Electronic, Computer and E-Commerce Exhibition, known as ELECOMP, has kicked off in Tehran International Permanent Fairground, with companies from over 20 countries in attendance.

ISA head:

Iran develops space technology to serve people

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Head of Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari says Iran has planned to develop remote sensing as well as communications satellites to serve the Iranian people in their daily lives.

ITU head says will talk to Apple over banning Iranian apps

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s ICT minister demanded that International Communication Union addresses cancellation of Iranian carriers’ membership in GSMA and apple’s treatment of Iranian developers.

ITU head voices support to Iran ICT Ministry

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The head of International Telecommunication Union has congratulated Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi on being appointed as the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Iran.

Iran ICT development index improves one spot

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s ICT Development Index reported by ITU for 2016 shows one spot improvement compared with last year, ranking the country as 89th.

ICT deputy min.:

Iran ‘smart filters’ 95mn explicit contents on Instagram

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s ICT deputy minister said Tue. the project of ‘smart filtering’ has identified and blocked 95 million instances of explicit content on Instagram.

Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite.

Pres. Rouhani:

'E-government' one way to fight corruption

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Mon. making things more transparent in cyberspace is one way to uproot corruption in society.

Russian energy min. to arrive in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak will arrive in Tehran on Sunday evening leading a top-ranked economic, business and agriculture delegation.

Iran, France to cooperate in communication satellite tech.

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – MICT international relations office has said minister’s visit to France seeks to promote cooperation in building national telecommunication satellite.

Iran to train Afghan post personnel

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – An Iranian academic official recounted the agreements reached between Tehran and Kabul to provide Afghan post personnel with necessary educations of the field.  

Iran, Afghanistan to coop. on Persian apps

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi announced that Iran and Afghanistan will cooperate on Persian applications.

Iran, Russia should use opportunities to expand ties

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Communication and IT Mahmoud Vaezi said “The developments in the Middle East and the regional convergence of Iran and Russia hold capabilities which can lead to the expansion of Tehran-Moscow cooperation.”