In relation to the immigration statistics of specialists from the country in recent years, it should be noted that the increase in the number of immigrants worldwide in 2022 has been accompanied by an increase, which is due to two reasons. Firstly, due to the corona pandemic around the world, in 2020 and 2021 due to the imposition of corona restrictions, the number of migrants is lower than the average (for example, according to the report of the International Labor Organization, the number of migrant workers in India in 2020 is about 98 percent has decreased compared to 2019) and the return of these statistics to their previous routine causes the error that the immigration statistics have been accompanied by an increase, while this event only means a return to the previous routine. Also, in the years 2020 and 2021, people who could not leave the country due to the spread of Corona and the imposition of restrictions, are now in the exit queue, and this does not mean an increase in the number of immigrants.

As we know, the development is not only for the benefit of the country's economy and human resources, but it is more to the detriment of the country. An example of this can be seen in the unbalanced development of universities and unemployed graduates who increase the rate of immigration due to the locked economy and the development of entrepreneurship, or the development of a startup ecosystem whose next links in connecting to the global ecosystem and the development of startups are not available, and many of its activists after some times of activities in Iran to use the startup ecosystem of other countries lead to immigration or company registration in other countries. This is why unbalanced development creates more risks for the land and human life in physical development than lack of development, in human development and the market by creating factors of strong overflow of manpower to the outside or transfer of capital from inside to outside.

In this situation, neighboring countries can automatically or by planning become important markets for recruiting human resources from the country; Evidence of this can also be seen in the use of entrepreneurs and businessmen from the ecosystem of Turkey or the UAE, or in the migration of specialized human resources such as doctors and nurses to the Persian Gulf countries. Considering the historical record that exists between Iranians and these countries in human and commercial exchanges and the proximity and neighborhood of these countries, although it may be negative in the short term, but in the medium and long term and with the change of background conditions, it can be seen as an opportunity to turn around. The return or investment of this part of the human force is considered more likely to be realized than migration to other countries.

Also, unfortunately, in our country, there is a negative view of immigration and it is referred to as brain drain, while in the world immigration is accepted as a natural phenomenon and countries try to look at it as an opportunity and know it as the rotation of elites. Emigration when it is planned in connection with the original homeland and the scientific and technological centers of Iran is not only reprehensible but also desirable.

It is worth mentioning that in recent years, the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology and the National Elites Foundation have made many efforts to create a platform for the retention of domestic elites as well as the return of foreign experts and non-resident Iranians, the most important of which is the facilities provided to knowledge-based companies in the Leap Law. In addition, the government board is also trying to facilitate the conditions for the attraction, retention and return of elites by creating appropriate infrastructures, in this context, we can mention the preparation and approval of the executive regulation of "Attraction, retention, interaction and return of elite".

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Parviz Karami

Head of the Center and Secretary of the Soft Technologies and Development of Creative Industries Headquarters