Iranian ICT Minister Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/iranian-ict-minister/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:36:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://irannewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-iranlogo-32x32.png Iranian ICT Minister Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/iranian-ict-minister/ 32 32 Cyberattack against e-government failed https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/12/cyberattack-against-e-government-failed/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/12/cyberattack-against-e-government-failed/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:36:37 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=103173 TEHRAN (Iran News) – ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said Wed. that a major cyberattack against the infrastructures of Iran’s e-government has been successfully countered and foiled. He broke the news while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “Recently, a highly organized and state-sponsored cyberattack was carried out […]

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said Wed. that a major cyberattack against the infrastructures of Iran’s e-government has been successfully countered and foiled.

He broke the news while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

“Recently, a highly organized and state-sponsored cyberattack was carried out against our e-government infrastructures, which was successfully identified and repelled by the country’s cyber security shield,” the ICT minister told reporters.

“The attack was really massive,” he said, adding “I can’t disclose any details right now, but all aspects of the attack have been already discussed and there will be certainly a report on it later.”

“I can’t say the attack was carried out by which country right now,” he said.

Elsewhere, when asked about the possibility of another nationwide internet shutdown with the establishment of ‘national internet’, he said “National internet makes no sense. Internet is a global network, it’s not internal or external. The National Information Network is a different story from a national internet.’

“The National Information Network is being followed up by the ICT ministry in earnest, in accordance with the Leader’s directives, so that we can secure our share in the world,” he added.

“The aim of the National Information Network is to boost the country’s economic growth in the digital economy sector. What is being said about an internet shutdown is a sheer lie,” the minister stressed.

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]]> https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/12/cyberattack-against-e-government-failed/feed/ 0 Minister stresses increasing ICT literacy within gov’t https://irannewsdaily.com/2018/01/minister-stresses-increasing-ict-literacy-within-govt/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2018/01/minister-stresses-increasing-ict-literacy-within-govt/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:30:52 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=20738 ICT Minister notes that it is important for Iran to stay abreast of modern ICT technology while promoting domestic ICT business. Noting the importance of moving along with technological advances such as Internet of Things, virtual reality and big data, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that 90% of the […]

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Noting the importance of moving along with technological advances such as Internet of Things, virtual reality and big data, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that 90% of the public sector organizations in Iran do not fully understanding future technologies.

He stressed that Telecommunications Research Center has been holding briefing sessions about these technologies for the public sector. This center is affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. He added that these sessions showed that 90% of the public sector personnel do not have appropriate understanding about the new technologies and related issues. Therefore, he said, it is important to spread technological literacy among government bodies. A study submitted to the cabinet showed that government departments are keenly interested in obtaining technological literacy. The government has outsourced the tasks of culture building, holding training workshops and creating awareness.

He also said that the government is planning to change the Iran Information Technology Organization into a development organization. Iran Information Technology Organization is affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. He said that cabinet is expected to approve this change in the near future. The new organization would work in conjunction with Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Faculty of Telecommunications and Post Bank of Iran to create a joint ecosystem for startup companies.
He said that Iran is becoming more and more digital. He said that it is important to encourage Iranians to use domestic IT applications, while decreasing the dependency on foreign

Applications such as Google, Apple and Telegram. He singled the excessive reliance of Iranian businesses on Telegram messaging application. He said that Iranian businesses should use domestic messaging applications, rather than foreign ones.

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