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Iranian knowledge-based products.Over the few past years, with the support of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, the Iranian
house of innovation has been set up in several countries to develop the global market for knowledge-based products.These centers have
already been set up in countries such as Russia, Turkey, China, Syria, and Kenya, and Iraq will soon join them.The IHIT centers have already
innovative events, the centers will be a platform for the development and promotion of Iranian knowledge-based companies, startups, and
creative industries.The centers are mainly formed with the investment and support of the private sector to provide the necessary
infrastructure for their exports through the innovation houses.Mehdi Ghalehnoei, an official with the vice presidency for science and
technology, said in February that last year, knowledge-based companies gained about $800 million in revenue from export, and next year
(March 21), it seems to reach up to $2 billion.Africa, neighboring countries, Southeast Asia and Eurasia are our export target priorities,
and we hope to create Iranian innovation and technology in all these areas, he added.Innovation development in 5 yearsKnowledge-based
companies and creative startups have grown over the past five years, and Iran has risen 45 places in the Global Innovation Index, according
to the UNESCO 2021 Report.The Global Innovation Index in Iran from 2015 to 2019 has risen from 106 to 61 with continuous improvement,
showing 45 steps growth.The development of accelerators and innovation centers over the last five years has led to a rapid increase in
startups and knowledge-based companies.Between 2014 and 2017, exports of knowledge-based goods grew by a factor of five, before slumping in
withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015), commonly referred to as the nuclear deal, and re-imposed sanctions.The report
states that innovation in Iran has developed rapidly over the past five years, and by the end of last year, 49 accelerators and 113
innovation centers had provided services to start-ups with the participation of the private sector.Knowledge-based companiesToday, the
country's knowledge-based ecosystem accounts for more than 3 percent of GDP
And the figure is projected to reach 5 percent, however, the main goal is to step toward a 10 percent share in GDP, Sattari told Fars on
February 13.The share of knowledge-based companies in the country's economy has exceeded 9 quadrillion rials (about $34 billion), and since
2019, it has experienced a growth of more than 450 percent, he stated.There are currently 6,263 knowledge-based companies operating in the
country, offering advanced products and services in various fields of technology to domestic and foreign markets, and some of them have
entered international markets, Siavash Maleki, deputy head of the Fund, stated.The fields of aircraft maintenance, steel, pharmaceuticals,
medical equipment, oil, and gas are among the sectors that researchers in technology companies have engaged in, leading to import
