TEHRAN – Iran will be placed among the top 10 countries in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2032 based on the national document on artificial intelligence strategy, Shahram Moein, head of innovation and development center of artificial intelligence at the Research Institute of Information and Communication Technology, said. The study of the national artificial intelligence development roadmap started a year ago at the Research Institute of Information and Communication Technology, which was officially completed by the end of November 2021. "To draft this document, strategic documents of 23 countries in the field of artificial intelligence were evaluated so that areas such as environment, health, transportation, online education, energy, robotics, industry, agriculture, and security development are among the priority areas of AI. Among the goals of this document are 80 percent of research to meet the needs of the country, use of 45 percent of artificial intelligence in industries, $8 billion investment in artificial intelligence and a 12 percent share of AI in the GDP," he explained. Stating that this document contains 14 macro policies, he said that supporting the AI products, laying the groundwork for the development of this technology, strengthening companies active in this field, and using artificial intelligence in solving super challenges are among these macro policies.

TEHRAN – The roadmap for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) was drafted after a year of scientific work with the participation of academic and industrial figures from both the public and the private sector. The study of the national artificial intelligence development roadmap document started a year ago at the Research Institute of Information and Communication Technology, which was officially completed by the end of November this year. The document is presented in two general sections, "application development" and "development of enablers", Mohammad-Shahram Moein, head of innovation and development center of artificial intelligence at the Research Institute of Information and Communication Technology, said. Iran is in 13th place among the top countries in artificial intelligence by the total number of publications in 2021."In the application development section, the main goal is to use artificial intelligence in priority areas such as health, transportation, and agriculture, and in the next priorities, areas such as education, industry, and environment have been considered. In the development of enablers, we have considered the training of specialized manpower, the development of infrastructure, and the development of the innovation system," he explained.