Projects

Domestic instant messaging applications should obtain a more significant share of traffic and users in Iran while focusing on providing more local services such as e-government and micro-payment. However, the statistics illustrated that the apps adopted by various institutions still need to meet this field’s expectations and policy-making goals.

The report has tried to come up with practical solutions to protect and empower the ecosystem of instant messengers within the internal market and increase their share in the consumption portfolio of Iranian Netizens.

Domestic instant messaging applications should obtain a more significant share of traffic and users in Iran while focusing on providing more local services such as e-government and micro-payment. However, the statistics illustrated that the apps adopted by various institutions still need to meet this field’s expectations and policy-making goals.

The report has tried to come up with practical solutions to protect and empower the ecosystem of instant messengers within the internal market and increase their share in the consumption portfolio of Iranian Netizens.

From a reductionist view, economic diplomacy in a pre-digital economy means diplomatic activities to develop exports and attract foreign investments. In recent years, the issue of «digital economy diplomacy» has been raised, including the possibility of using innovative companies and digital technologies at international levels and attracting capital and development. The basis of this diplomacy relies upon the principle that the technological power of a country in the era of Industry 4.0 depends on its technol companies’ ability to enter the international competition scene. This is necessary for the digital economy, where technology and innovation, or in other words, digital transformation by virtue of Big data, become a new source of economic value creation and power as such.
From a reductionist view, economic diplomacy in a pre-digital economy means diplomatic activities to develop exports and attract foreign investments. In recent years, the issue of «digital economy diplomacy» has been raised, including the possibility of using innovative companies and digital technologies at international levels and attracting capital and development. The basis of this diplomacy relies upon the principle that the technological power of a country in the era of Industry 4.0 depends on its technol companies’ ability to enter the international competition scene. This is necessary for the digital economy, where technology and innovation, or in other words, digital transformation by virtue of Big data, become a new source of economic value creation and power as such.

As a policy simulator, Net-meter tries to measure the price elasticity of demand and the willingness to pay for the Internet among Iranian users by means of gamification. Totally interactive and adaptive, this simulator guides the users through this journey by using their responses on one side, and on the other, the most up-to-date data provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

As a policy simulator, Net-meter tries to measure the price elasticity of demand and the willingness to pay for the Internet among Iranian users by means of gamification. Totally interactive and adaptive, this simulator guides the users through this journey by using their responses on one side, and on the other, the most up-to-date data provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).