Tehran (IP) - The Iranian lawmakers ratified the general points of the "Integration Management of National Data and Information" bill.

Iran PressIran News: In the open chamber of Iran's Parliament on Tuesday, the MPs approved the general points of the "Integration Management of National Data and Information with 199 votes in favor.  

Before the voting process, the spokesman of the Commission of Industries and Mines stressed the significance of the plan for shoring up the power of governance and advancements in different sections of the country.  

As an opponent of the bill, Mohammad Reza Sabbaghian Bafghi said the policy-making about the production, maintenance, and procession of the data and information were assigned to the Commission of Scientific Data and Information the members of which were not determined yet. 

Zohreh Elahian, a proponent of the bill, emphasized the information age and the preservation of governance over national data and information. 

The proponents say the bill will lead to the development of an electronic government in the country.

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