According to the information center of national elites foundation, Alireza
Daliri, deputy for management and resources development headquarter, announced
the growth and development of financial-resource supply for knowledge-based
companies during the past 10 months in a meeting on credit lines and investment
attraction for these companies, stating: over the past 10 months, one thousand
and 258 knowledge-based companies have received two thousand and eight hundred
billion IRR facilities.

He pointed out the singing of
agreements with 12 banks in order to supply financial resources for
knowledge-based companies, asserting: the Melat and Saderat banks provided the
most support, followed by the banks of Pasargad, Melli, Sepah, and Shahr.

In terms of facilities provided by the
Iranian national science foundation and the Vice-Presidency, Daliri expressed:
about 12 thousand billion IRR has been provided for knowledge-based companies
by the Iranian national science foundation, four hundred billion IRR of which
has been provided by the Vice-Presidency and the rest has been supplied by the
national science foundation.

83% Share of Private
Banks and 17% Share of Government Banks in Support of Knowledge-based Companies
During the Last 10 Months

He continued: 83% of the resources
have been supplied by the private banks, whereas 17% has been provided by the
government banks. In addition, 71% of the number of supported projects have
been carried out by private banks, which is indicative of the fact that private
banks have participated in large projects.

Remuneration of
90% of Facilities Provided for Knowledge-based Companies by Banks in the Past
10 Months

He pointed out: over the past 10
months, 90% of facilities for knowledge-based projects have been provided by
banks and 10% of them have been supplied by the national science foundation.

Allocation of An
Improved File for Knowledge-based Companies by the National Development
Foundation in 2018

Daliri mentioned the agreements made
with the national development foundation, expressing: according to
negotiations, it is aimed to introduce the share of knowledge-based companies by
the Vice-Presidency, which leads to creation of an improved file in the
resources of the national development foundation.

He explained about the measures taken
in order to attract investments for knowledge-based ideas and projects,
marking: according to agreements signed with the Fara Bourse and stock exchange
organizations, we have been able to provide a foundation to present approved
and knowledge-based ideas and projects to Fara Bourse, which led to their
selling and commercialization.

Issuance of Credit
Insurance and Knowledge-based Production

Regarding the issuance of credit
insurance for knowledge-based productions, Daliri stated: with regard to lack
of defining a particular structure for issuance of licenses for knowledge-based
products, we have been able to conduct many negotiations, which will be soon
result in positive consequences.

 

Allocation of 20%
of Resources for Development of Science and Technology

He pointed out the negotiations
carried out to use some resources, affirming: the Vice-Presidency for science
and technology affairs has aimed to use all of the resources to develop science
and technology in the country, one of which is the resource provided by donors.
In this regard, a donation document for science and technology has been signed
with the relevant organization to allocate 20% of their resources to the growth
and development of science and technology.