Aref: Scientific growth is not just articles; Science should become wealth and national security Emphasizing that the scientific growth of the country is not achieved only by publishing articles, said the First Vice President: the chain of turning science into technology and technology into wealth and national security must be completed, so that the physical and virtual borders of the country are fully protected. Mohammad Reza Aref also announced the 14th government's support for the establishment of the Free Zone for Science and Technology of Yazd and emphasized that the country has only two years to achieve scientific authority, the region's first place in developing technologies and a single-digit ranking in artificial intelligence.