Need for a Roadmap and Coherent Industrial Policy in the ICT Sector

Deputy Minister for Technology, Innovation and International Affairs at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology stresses the need to develop a roadmap and clear industrial policies for domestic production of communications and telecommunications equipment.

The Vice President of Technology, Innovation and International Affairs of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology emphasized the necessity of developing a road map and specific industrial policies in the field of indigenous communication and telecommunication equipment production.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, quoted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Mohammad Hafez Hekemi, Deputy Minister of Technology, Innovation and International Affairs of the Ministry of Communications, in continuation of his visits to the local Fawa equipment manufacturing companies, visited a knowledge-based company active in the field of telecommunications infrastructure equipment and was closely informed of the technical capacities, activities and challenges of this complex.

Referring to the approach of the Ministry of Communications in the 14th government, Hakkami considered the development of an industrial road map and codified production policies to be essential for the development of the fava industry and said: the development plan of active companies in this field should be specific, precise, transparent and based on existing realities so that the path of their activity, production and development can be drawn correctly.

Emphasizing the supportive approach of the Ministry of Communications to the localization of communication and telecommunication equipment, he added: Considering the conditions of the country and limited resources, it is necessary to determine priorities and develop specific policies for the development of domestic production, and the public and private sectors must cooperate in order to achieve these goals.

Also, referring to the government's determination to support domestic producers, the Deputy Minister of Communications emphasized the readiness of the Ministry of Communications to support activists in this field and strengthen their motivation to continue production activities. In this meeting, the fields and solutions to support the private sector to continue the production path were also examined.

Hakkami further considered the strengthening of research and development as one of the requirements for the sustainability of local equipment production and stated: Manufacturing companies should improve their technical capabilities by designing detailed and codified programs for research and development and provide the basis for the stable supply of equipment needed by the national information network.