The Development of Science and Technology in Iran

1. Introduction
Abdol S. Soofi, Mehdi Goodarzi

Part I. Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies and Institutional Framework

2. Science, Technology, Innovation Laws, and Policies in Iran: Evolution or Revolution?
Mehdi Goodarzi, Hossein Rezaalizadeh, Jalil Gharibi

3. Fostering New Technology-Based Firms in Iran: Inspiration of World Models in Solving Domestic Challenges
Mehdi Kanani, Mehdi Goodarzi

4. National Framework for Knowledge Management Strategies: The Case of the National Comprehensive Scientific Roadmap (NCSR) in Iran
Behrooz Tahmaseb Kazemi

Part 2. Outcomes of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies

5. Growth of Scientific Publications in Iran: Reasons, Impacts, and Trends
Mohammad Naghizadeh, Reza Naghizdeh

6. Technology Development in Iranian Petroleum Industry: Approaches, Achievements, and Challenges
Fatemeh Hoshdar, Seyed Farhang Fassihi

7. Development of Science and Technology in the Iranian Electric Power Industry: Challenges and Future Progress
Majid Zandi, Mehdi Goodarzi

8. Technological Learning in the Iranian Railroad Industry
Ali Maleki, Alireza Babakhan

9. The Pharmaceutical Industry in Iran: Background and Technology Trends that Will Reshape the Market
Alireza Zaharee, Fatemeh Davami

10. Innovation in the Computer Game Industry in Iran
Siavosh Malekifar, Mahdi Omidi

11. Development of Fuel-Cell Technology in Iran
Nasser Bagheri Moghaddam, Mohammad Mahdi Jafari, Seyed Moslem Mousavi Dorcheh, Mohammad Zamani Miandashti

12. Technological Capability Building in the Satellite Communications Industry in Iran
Mehdi Namazi

Part 3. Policy Evaluation and the Path to Further Technological Learning

13. Improving Iran’s First Integrated Evaluation of Science and Technology
Mahdieh Farazkish

14. The Long-Term Impact of Economic Sanctions on the Technological Development of Iran
Hussein Fakhari

15. Technological Learning: Lessons from the Industrial Policy States of East Asia
Abdol S. Soofi

Keywords: Economics, R & D/Technology Policy, Social Policy, Industrial Organization