Tehran's need to move from technology consumption to production and innovation.
Behzad Pimard, CEO of the New Technologies and Urban Innovation Organization of the Municipality of Tehran, said: Tehran should not be a mere consumer of technology, but should be a platform for the development, commercialization, testing and growth of new technologies within the city. We believe that we must plan for an advanced Tehran and a strong Iran from today and use all the existing infrastructure and government tools in the city of Tehran to give Tehran its identity as a technological, innovative and entrepreneurial city. At the Municipality of Tehran, we are looking to move from a purely instrumental approach of using new technologies to developing technologies as a driving force for the development of the city of Tehran.