The Payam Satellite, manufactured by Amirkabir University of Technology, will launch into orbit in the near future, the information and communication technology minister announced, Fars reported on Tuesday. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, who visited the space center at Iran University of Science and Technology, said the Payam Satellite will be completed and delivered by Friday. […]

 Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that the number of smuggled phones entering the country has reached zero after the implementation of Phone Registry Scheme. He made the remarks on Friday in Southern province of Bushehr while addressing reporters on various issues. To curb cellphone smuggling, some Iranian organizations, including ICT Ministry, created […]

TEHRAN – The Communication and Information Technology Ministry plans to promote export of nanotechnology products. The export of nano-tech products should be promoted since nanotechnology has a crucial role in improving efficiency, minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday, IRNA reported. Azari Jahromi and vice president for science and technology Sourena Sattari paid a […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says corruption is a “big threat” against national security, stressing the need to implement e-government for greater transparency and reducing corruption. “Earlier, implementing e-government meant a luxury thing which would at the best reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. But the most important aspect of e-government […]

In a brave move on June 25 Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi revealed the names of 40 companies which had received foreign currency to import cellphones but sold them based on the price of foreign currency in the black market, which is nearly twice the official rate. The minister also said of the 220 […]

TEHRAN – Using any of messaging applications is not mandatory, Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said during his visit to Iranian northern Anzali port on Thursday, ILNA reported. No one is mandated to use any particular domestically developed messaging application, he said. National Center for Cyberspace is responsible for domestic messaging […]

Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi believes employing women in managerial positions reduces corruption and embezzlement. Speaking in Tehran on Tuesday in a seminar dubbed “The Role of Communication and Information Technology in Empowering Women,” Azari Jahromi said that innovation and creativity are two main pillars of economic growth in the […]

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 […]

TEHRAN – The restricted access to social networks in Iran amid ongoing protests against the government’s economic and social policies is a temporary measure, Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday. On Sunday, media reported that Tehran had temporarily restricted access to social media apps Instagram and Telegram, used by […]