1. Support for Innovation in Iran
Mostafa K. Eghbal
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

2. Introductory Remarks Innovation by people
Government role is to support and to create the right environment for innovation

3. Entrepreneurship activity
Government Role in Support of Innovation (1)
Supporting body
Government Role
Stage
Entrepreneurship activity
Entrepreneurship centers
Pre-incubation
Entrepreneurship trainings
Idea
Generate a Marketable Idea 1
Workshops
Economic consultation
Technical consultation
Information services
Business plan
Market evaluation
Economic evaluation
Financial resources
Technical resources 2
Incubators
Business consultation
Legal consultation
Providing seed money
Company
Forming a Team
Registering a Company
Initial investment 3

4. Entrepreneurship activity
Government Role in Support of Innovation (2)
Supporting body
Government Role
Stage
Entrepreneurship activity
incubators
Financial support (VC)
Technical support
Work space (office, lab, etc)
prototyping
Investment
Materials and equipments
Initial product 4
Incubators
Science and technology parks
Marketing consultation
Standardizing
Offering Credential
Marketing
Product improvement 5
Clusters
Industrial zones
Proper growth environment
Proper regulations
Growth
Expansion 6

5. Incubators in Iran Main Concerns: How to attract new entrepreneurs?
How to promote a culture of innovation?
What could be the role of incubators and universities?

6. Regional Innovative Culture
Key Ingredients:
Vision for innovation
Universities that supply the intellect
Incubators and innovation centers
ICT infrastructure and services
Networking system (national and international)
Legislation and regulatory provisions
Funding

7. But, is this enough to promote innovation?
Regional Innovative Culture
Role of Incubators:
Provide real life examples of entrepreneurship
Provide support and consultation
Lower the risks for entrepreneurs
But, is this enough to promote innovation?
Prerequisites for incubation:
To built up the capacities for innovation
To prepare potential entrepreneurs for incubator admission

8. Extension of University Education
University Entrepreneurship Centers
Extension of University Education
A preparatory stage to help entrepreneurs for
Entrepreneurship workshops
Getting familiar with the market
Preparing their business plan

9. University Entrepreneurship Centers

10. Pre-Incubation A preparatory stage to help entrepreneurs for
Establishing their companies
Preparing their business plan
Enter Incubators

11. Incubators Provide: General Services: office, secretarial services
Information Services: internet and ICT services, library
Consultation Services: business, market, technical, legal
Financial Support: seed fund, VC

12. Incubators in Iran

13. Incubators Affiliation
Others
STPs
Universities
مراکز رشد دانشگاهی: 15
مراکز رشد پارکها: 12
مراکز رشد ساير سازمانها: 7

14. Incubators Field of Activity
Biotechnology-Medical
مراکز رشد فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات:15
مراکز رشد جامع فناوری:13
ساير مراکز رشد تخصصی:6
General
ICT

15. Helping Regional Innovative Culture
Pre-
incubation
Entrepreneurship
Centers
University
Incubator
STP

16. Tenants in Parks and Incubators
(پيش بيني)

17. Employment of Tenant Companies
(پيش بيني)

18. InfoDev Project Specification: ICT as a tool to promote incubation
Promoting the results at the national level
Promoting cooperation and networking among incubators
Promoting better incubation management
Emphasizing on unprivileged regions and women

19. InfoDev Project Activities: Training E-services Semi-virtual Incubator
Networking
Portal for Incubators and SMEs

20. InfoDev Project Partners: Isfahan Science and Technology Town
Yazd Science and Technology Park
Rooyesh ICT Incubator