The spokesperson of the 13th government announced the approval of a regulation prohibiting the use of non-native products or services in the field of information technology in executive bodies.
The Board of Ministers of the 13th government today approved a new regulation to support knowledge-based and job-creating production in the field of communication and information technology and the country’s digital economy. With the approval of this regulation, all executive bodies will no longer have the power to use or buy non-native products and services in the field of information technology.
“Ali Bahadri Jahrami”, the spokesperson of the 13th government, announced that the Cabinet of Ministers approved the regulations for supporting knowledge-based and job-creating production in the fields of communication and information technology and the country’s digital economy with the aim of fulfilling the decree of the year of leadership on “production, knowledge-based and job-creating”. According to “Jahromi”, with the approval of the aforementioned regulation, all executive bodies are prohibited from buying non-native products or services in the field of information technology. In the text of the regulation, an annual increase of at least 20% of knowledge-based products and information technology units is predicted.
The spokesperson of the government said that one of the contents of this regulation is the creation of a specialized information and communication technology customs office in Payam Special Economic Zone. This action can facilitate the export of products and services of knowledge-based companies and the field of information technology. “Jahormi” emphasized that one of the current needs of the country is the continuous and principled training of human resources specialized in the fields of digital economy, information technology and space industry.
Other details of the regulations related to prohibiting executive bodies from buying non-native products
He further added that the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is obliged to set up provincial science and technology campuses by the end of 1402. In addition, the aforementioned ministry of governorates and other executive bodies will provide the necessary land and infrastructure in this regard. “Jahormi” pointed out that another content of this regulation is the cooperation of the ministries of education, science, research and technology and cooperation, work and social welfare with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. This cooperation is done in order to expand practical courses and theoretical courses in the direction of intelligentization and development of human resources.
“Ali Bahadri Jahormi” also stated that providing research credits in the form of post-doctorate recruitment, study opportunities, support for theses, theses and applied research, among other duties of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will be approved in the regulations.
Recently, the 13th government imposed measures such as increasing customs fees or banning the import of similar domestic goods for some executive bodies. We have to wait and see if these policies can appear in the government apparatus successfully or not.
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