Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) (in fa, سازمان پژوهشهای علمی و صنعتی ایران) is a comprehensive science policy
research center directly attached to the
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran which was approved and ratified by Revolutionary Council of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in 1980. IROST is the biggest
research center in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
and is particularly engaged in development of strategies, policies, R&D systems, management, foresight and evaluation of related Science and Technology (S&T) development and S&T for economic progress.
IROST has made advances in providing alternative sources of energy, namely solar energy, biodiesel from microalgae and bi-ethanol from agricultural waste. IROST has also made progress in pharmacological fields.
IROST undertakes commissioned research with
International Organizations such as,
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, 15 specialized agencies of the United Nation ...
(WIPO)
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...
(UNDP)
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Organisation of Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific & Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH)
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(COMSATS)
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Third World Academy of Science (TWAS)
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Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
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International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA)
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Asian Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology (
APCTT)
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Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of 23 states bordering the Indian Ocea ...
(
IOR-ARC)
See also
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Science and technology in Iran
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Intellectual property in Iran
Iran is a member of the WIPO since 2001 and has acceded to several WIPO intellectual property treaties. Iran joined the ''Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property'' ( Paris Convention) in 1959. In December 2003 Iran became a party to t ...
References
External links
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Science and technology in Iran
Scientific organisations based in Iran