According to the report of Yasyad News, the evaluation system of knowledge-based products was finally modified after several years and new criteria were added to identify these goods and services. About a decade has passed since the formation of the ecosystem of the knowledge-based economy in the country and the recognition of these companies, and now it is time for these companies to address their mission, which is to have a tremendous impact on the country’s industry and economy. The new evaluation system of knowledge bases, which is somehow caused by the law of knowledge-based production leap, opens a new path for industrial companies to improve their relationship with knowledge bases and research and development activities.
In the previous knowledge-based evaluation, only the technology level of the company was looked at. If a company could prove that it uses high-level technology compared to the country’s technology level or has improved its processes and technology through research and development, it would be classified as knowledge-based and could use the services and support of knowledge-based companies.
sought to upgrade their technological infrastructure, or even if they had reached an advanced prototype or MVP, they would be registered as knowledge-based.
knowledge bases According to the new definitions, start-up companies are generally companies that have been able to achieve a high level of technology, but their product has not entered the market effectively, and their total sales are less than 5 billion Tomans. Currently, more companies are in this situation and it is necessary that the support given to them is aimed at increasing their market.
How can the new evaluation system help industries become knowledge-based? One of the new changes in the evaluation system is the addition of a new category of innovative companies. Companies with high sales that may have knowledge-based products, but that product is not the main part of that company’s sales portfolio. These companies have generally found their place in the market and they need support to increase their technological product production.
Knowledge-based economy and the country’s industries, such as the automobile industry, oil, steel, etc., have always been one of the guidelines and demands of the leader of the revolution. Helping to increase the share of knowledge-based products from the gross national product (GDP) through the formation of value chains and reducing raw sales is something that happens when industries turn to renew their equipment and technologies, and this also requires encouraging industries to spend on research and development. According to Iman Ayani, Director General of the Evaluation of Knowledge-Based Companies of the Vice-Chancellor of Science and Technology: “With the entry of innovative companies into the ecosystem of innovation, naturally, good markets for new and technological companies will be formed.
Investing in startups and helping to create jobs in the country By increasing the level of knowledge-based activities in industries and increasing knowledge-based production, the impact of knowledge-based activities on the economy and the country will also be realized, and its fruits will reach the entire society with a direct impact on the country’s economy. The new evaluation system encourages knowledge-based students to grow and make themselves bigger. In order to become a technologist, in addition to reaching sales above 5 billion, startups must also help employ at least 10 people. Technology companies also mainly have working personnel with a large number of people and provide employment for many people.
Also, technologists who can invest in startups and other startups will have special privileges. On the other hand, considering the policy of research and development tax credits in the knowledge-based production jump law and the existence of the innovative category to encourage industrial companies to engage in knowledge-based activities, makes industrial companies spend more money on research and development and investing in knowledge-based industries. This also helps to increase the employment and knowledge-based activities in the country.
