The movement of the capital towards "cognitive city" and technological identity

Emphasizing the necessity of using science and innovation to empower the city, the mayor of Tehran announced the efforts of the city management to create a scientific and technological identity; An approach that the scientific vice president also emphasized on the preparation for Tehran's transition to a "cognitive city" and solving urban challenges, referring to the capital's potential.

According to Arjan's ambassador, Alireza Zakani, in a joint meeting with the officials of the scientific vice president's office, pointed out the necessity of using technology and science to solve the problems of the city of Tehran and stated: We must use science and innovation to empower the city and provide suitable conditions for solving problems and creating new capacities.

He continued: We will use our capacities to strengthen knowledge-based collections to create a new identity for Tehran. Tehran, with its unique capacities, is prone to the formation of different identities, and one of these identities can be formed based on knowledge and technology.

The mayor of Tehran stated that these actions can be a model for other cities in the country, adding: With the development of these capacities, the possibility of interaction with other parts of the world will be provided. Various infrastructures are being prepared in this field, and there is a great capacity in the urban management complex to provide excellence and progress by relying on science as one of the components of power.

Zakani emphasized: We don't want to stay in the past, but we are looking to solve the problems of the past and accelerate the movement towards the future. In the end, expressing his satisfaction with this meeting, he expressed his hope that the joint cooperation with the Scientific Vice President will expand.

Tehran has the capacity to move towards a cognitive city

In the continuation of this meeting, Hossein Afshin, the scientific deputy of the president, emphasized the importance of connecting science and urban management and stated: One of the important components of scientific progress is the city. We are faced with different types of cities in the world; From traditional and digital cities to knowledge-based and artificial intelligence-oriented cities. In the meantime, there are "cognitive cities" that can learn from their experiences and identify and solve their problems; Singapore is one of the prominent examples in this field.

Stating that Tehran has the capacity to move towards a cognitive city, he clarified: If such a model is formed in Tehran, it can be the basis for the movement of other cities in the country in this direction. Referring to the establishment of the country's first municipal science and technology park in Tehran, Afshin said: It is expected that such a model will be developed in other cities of the country in the coming years.

Emphasizing the necessity of using the capacity of knowledge-based companies to solve metropolitan issues such as energy, traffic, and transportation, the scientific vice president reminded: the important thing is how well people feel and how effective the presence of technology is in facilitating their daily affairs.

While announcing the readiness of the Scientific Vice-Chancellor for continuous cooperation with Tehran Municipality, he emphasized the need to develop urban innovation centers, use the capacity of the Science Foundation, and strengthen creative industries to turn ideas into wealth.