Iran Press/ Iran News: The 14th Farabi International Award (FIA) closing ceremony was held in Tehran on Monday, July 10, in the presence of the Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Minister of Science, Research, and Technology, Mohammad-Ali Zolfigol.
In a speech Zolfigol delivered at the ceremony, he said: "By studying history, we understand the strengths and weaknesses of the past. We can also improve the strengths and do not repeat the weaknesses and mistakes. We must strengthen our national identity."
Persian language must turn into scientific authority
Iranian Minister of Science, Research, and Technology stresses steps have been taken to internationalize Iranian scientific journals so that the world's scholar could publish their findings in them.
Mohammad-Ali Zolfigol stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been honored to establish the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) for the world's scientist to publish their works.
Zolfigol put emphasis on indexing science as a necessity to prevent the waste of time and cost and open a way to gain experience easily.
He said that during the past 23 months, the ministry of science brought more than 40 Iranian journals under the international index, 11 of which are Persian journals.
Still, Zolfigol stressed the introduction of the Iranian scientists to strengthen the national identity and provide the young students and scholars with the hope to success through following the introduced role models.
The minister of science then introduced five priorities to pursue:
- Authority and diplomacy of scientific technology and innovation;
- Education, research and purposed output;
- Cultural innovation and innovation culture;
- Nurturing students, technologists and innovators, and
- Generating wealth, service and capital out of knowledge.
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