Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT) aims at becoming the key organization for the development of Isfahan Region by attracting human resources and creating a knowledge-based society through establishing a special technology zone within the coming years.
The following are among the key objectives pursued by ISTT:
► Industrial renovation and competitiveness
► Bridging the technological divide
► Encouraging entrepreneurial and innovative thinking in the society
► National empowerment
► Job creation for young university graduates
► Developing the infrastructure necessary for the growth of innovative companies
► Attracting knowledge-based businesses to the park
► Enhancing interaction between scientific and research organizations and economic sector
► Promoting commercialization of research results
► Encouraging industries to invest in knowledge-based development and commercialization
► Attracting R&D units as tenant institutions in the park
► Attracting international companies to form joint ventures with local companies
► Providing value-added services based on international standards
The mission of ISTT:
► Promoting knowledge-based economic development by supporting innovative companies, fostering entrepreneurial culture, creating science and technology parks and incubators and stimulating the flow of knowledge amongst universities, scientific organizations, companies and market
► Orientation of the Science and Technology Cycle towards a more active role in the economy through self-belief
► Reinforcement and cultivation of entrepreneurship and innovation
► Providing support for the commercialization of S&T products and services
► Facilitating the process of establishing and commissioning knowledge-based companies
► Promotion of a culture of entrepreneurship and knowledge-based activities
► Developing the scientific and technological capacities and the expertise of the society with respect to its needs
► Helping to increase the creation of wealth in society through technology-based economic development
► Completing the missing links in the research cycle from university to industry through accelerating the rate of technology transferring amongst universities and R&D units of industries
