Mazandaran Province Moves to Attract Strategic Investments to Become a National Technology Hub

A meeting to explore investment opportunities in Mazandaran Province’s computing and logistics infrastructure was held through a joint initiative by the Mazandaran Provincial Governorate, Mazandaran Science and Technology Park, and Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCI). The meeting aimed to develop the province’s digital economy infrastructure and strengthen its innovation ecosystem. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Mohammad Ebrahim Tolaei, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs and Tourism of Mazandaran Province, and attended by representatives of relevant organizations and institutions. Discussions focused on attracting IRR 12 trillion in investment, utilizing the tax credit incentives of participating companies, including MCI and Digikala, and expanding the province’s computing and logistics infrastructure. Dr. Tolaei identified transforming Mazandaran into a national technology hub as one of the province’s strategic objectives. He emphasized that achieving this goal requires attracting effective investments with a national outlook, ensuring the economic feasibility of projects, delivering tangible results, improving service quality, generating added value, and creating benefits for local communities. Dr. Kazemi-Fard, President of Mazandaran Science and Technology Park, also emphasized the importance of developing technological infrastructure, leveraging investment opportunities, and strengthening the province’s innovation ecosystem. Transforming Mazandaran into a national data transfer hub and developing an intelligent logistics network were also highlighted as key strategic priorities for the province’s digital economy. Achieving these objectives requires close collaboration and synergy among the Provincial Governorate, Mazandaran Science and Technology Park, and the private sector.