Barkat Ventures
Barkat Ventures (Persian: مؤسسه دانشبنیان برکت) is an Iranian knowledge-based institute[1][2][3] which has been established as the arm of the Imam (Khomeini)'s Command's Executive in order to develop knowledge-based economy. This institute's mission is to create and expand on the ecosystem/infrastructure for the development of science and knowledge-based activities of the scholars in Iran on the basis of Islamic-Iranian models by utilizing Iranian scientists, experts, global-experience, knowledge and so on.[4]
Barkat Ventures[5][6][7] is considered as one of the five executive lever of Barakat Foundation, which works in the field of new knowledge-based technologies.[8] This institute[9][10][11] is affiliated with the "Barakat Foundation", and its manager is Saeed-Jafari.[12] According to "Hamidreza Amirinia" the advisor to the Chief of Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order:[13] the reason for establishing this institute is to realize the knowledge-based economy by all sectors and supporting it.[14] He also said:
Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order (Setad) had/has special attention to knowledge-based companies in the recent years; For the sake of this reason, the "Barkat-Ventures" was established as "the fourth pillar" of the Executive Headquarters of the Imam. Significant works have been done by paying heed to the subject of technology, particularly the field of "IT" and cyberspace. The head advisor of the setad added: "Till now, 600 projects have been reviewed in the Setad, of which 50 projects of them have been invested."[15]
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References
- Oxygenation production of corona-patients with the support of Barakat Knowledge Foundation mehrnews.com, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Entry of Imam Khomeini Executive Headquarters into knowledge-based economy -- Barkat-Ventures defapress.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Barkat-Ventures / Serious entry of the executive staff of Imam Khomeini (as) into the knowledge-based economy radiogoftogoo.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Barkat Ventures ecosystem.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Announced by Barakat Knowledge-Based Institute: Announcement of investment call... snn.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Attracting top university graduates in "Barakat Knowledge-Foundation" tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- How Barakat Foundation supports knowledge-based companies and startups mizanonline.com, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Barakat; Priority of investing in knowledge-based projects with a rural development approach roostaa.ir Retrieved 10 September 2020
- Elecomp Tehran Names Top 10 Startups financialtribune.com, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Signing a memorandum of cooperation between Parsian Bank and "Barakat Knowledge Foundation" isna.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- IRNA, Barkat Ventures, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- ILNA, Barkat Ventures, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Radiogoftogoo, Barkat Ventures, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- ۵ The cause of failure and success of knowledge-based companies mehrnews.com, Retrieved 9 September 2020
- Setad has invested in 50 knowledge-based projects; Barkat-Ventures defapress.ir, Retrieved 9 September 2020