In an interview with Iran press, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, minister of information and communications technology said: "One of the most important features that has been emphasized at the time of development of Iran's national information technology initiative is to develop the Persian language as well as Persian writing system. This is also one of our objectives (missions) within the realm of cyber space.
Azari Jahromi continued by saying: "Furthermore the very mission of Sa'di Foundation has been focused on developing the Persian language all across the world and it has taken some remarkable steps in this regard. Hence of the main topics noticed by the organizers of this foundation is to use technology and related tools to develop Persian language and teaching it at international level."
Referring to increasing number of people who are interested in travelling to Iran to visit our unique historical and archaeological monuments in places like Persepolis in Shiraz , Isfahan, Tabriz, and the holy shrines like Imam Reza's Holy Shrine ( in Mashhad), Azari Jahromi emphasized the need to make sure tourists get to learn more about Farsi, the language of their destination, so that they can communicate with the native people to some extent, and to get by.
Talking about the effective steps taken by Sa'di foundation through publication of textbooks designed to teach English language for the people all around the world, the minster hoped that Farsi language web based content would grow substantially in months tom come, through closer cooperation between the Sa'di foundation and the ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
Azari Jahromi's remarks were made at a special ceremony marking the 6th anniversary of establishment of the Sa'di foundation. The event was held on "National Persian Language Day", and a software package for teaching Persian (or Farsi ) was also unveiled.
