Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, or Ministry of ICT (Persian: وزارت ارتباطات و فناوری اطلاعات) established in 1908, is responsible for postal services, telephones and information technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
| وزارت ارتباطات و فناوری اطلاعات Vezârat-e Ertebâtât va Fannâvari-ye Ettelâ'ât | |
.svg){kind=logo} The logo for the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran. Translated, the top line says "The Islamic Republic of Iran" and the bottom line says "Ministry of ICT". | |
.svg) Flag of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1908 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Headquarters | Shariati St, District 7, Tehran |
| Employees | 21,244 (2019)[1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
Laying out and implementing policies pertaining to postal services is the functions of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), which is also in charge of issuing import licenses for certain communication devices and parts thereof such as a mobile phone.[2]
History
editThe postal service in Iran was handled by a bureau before 1876 and all postal affairs have were done by a bureau. In the same year that it was formed, it showed success in terms of social and monetary value and then in the same year this bureau converted into a full Ministry by the ordered issued by Naser-aldin Shah. The order stated that, Amin-almolk, the Minister of Tasks and Council, be selected for executing the operations (postal services) of Ministry of ICT. After a year working as a Minister of ICT, in 1877, he resigned from the Ministry of Tasks And Council & decided to dedicate more of his time to the Ministry of ICT. During the 19th century, this ministry was administered by Amin-almolk, as the minister and Mirza Rahim as the deputy Minister of ICT.
In 1882, a book was published (lithographed booklet named "the Tariff of the Great Post Office of Iran"). It displayed maps of the telegram offices, post offices, pony post roads and postal network in the 19th-century Iran. That booklet talked about Iran having seven main and five secondary postal lines. After the late 1800s, there were no major revision to Iranian Ministry of the Post, other than the normal organizational and structural changes. After the presidency of Amir Kabir, new renovations appeared in the post of Iran. The posts during the era of Imperialists suspended the extracurricular activities were in suspension and the postal services became fast, according to the Amir Kabir"s discipline.
The Postal services Ministry had an organization restructuring in 1906. Telegraph bureau was put under the administration of the Postal ministry and the Ministry of Post and Telegraph formed. The first telephone patent assigned to Basir-ol-mamalek in 1900 and since then the telephone services started working in Tehran. In 1929, the Ministry of Postal and Telegraph offered a proposal to the parliament for purchasing the stocks of the only Telephone Company. Then the Ministry of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone was formed after the government purchased the stocks of the only Telephone Company.
After the 1929, many development projects were done to the ministry until 2003. There were several subsidiary company and centers which went through many evolutions and were able to spread communication solutions inside Iran. In 2003, a bill of duties and responsibilities in the parliament of Iran decided to rename the ministry from "Ministry of P.T.T" to "Ministry of I.C.T". The Bill also brought a structural reform to the Ministry of I.C.T. It contained new laws and mandates from the Parliament. Thus three private companies: Data Communication Company, acquired by the I.C.T in 2005 and T.I.C and M.C.I were established beside T.C.I. Some of the evolutions are establishing T.C.I and I.R.I Post Company as well as organizing two organizations named I.S.A and C.R.A, and also working to build two new councils named "High Council of IT" and "Space Council".
Programs
editAs of 2023 May the minister claimed that thirty five million Iranians were in Iranian messengers, The ministry created radar.game and 403.online in 2022 allowing access to games and foreign sites, Iran had two million homes with fiber optical connected internet.[3]
The ministry has deployed a what it calls "Professional Internet" for some corporations which is internet without National Information Network.[4] The government also controls internet speed access. [5]
It also had supported cloud messaging apps it has interlinked and compared it with Digital Markets Act.[6][7]
The ministry mainly selects Chinese corporations for imported technology parts for their quality.[8]
According to Foreign Policy the ministry helps mass surveillance and repression mostly.[9] Their ministers have been sanctioned by foreign governments on several occasions.[10][11][12][13][14]
It has developed national information network registration site.[15][dead link]
Workgroup
editThe minister is a part of special taskforce for the digital economy.[16]
Chart
editDepartments and agencies working throughout the ministry include Iranian Space Research Center, Telecommunication Company of Iran, Telecommunication Infrastructure Company.[17]
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List of ministers
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ جزییات تعداد کارمندان دولت در سال ۹۷. Tasnim News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
- ^ "The Memorandum of the Foreign Trade Regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). irantradelaw.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ رشد ۴۰۰ تا ۹۰۰ درصدی کاربران پیامرسان و شبکه اجتماعی بومی/ پرتاب موفق ۲ ماهواره (in Arabic)
- ^ "تدارک «اینترنت حرفهای» برای کسبوکارهای نوپا". 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ دسترسی شما به وب سایت مورد نظر مسدود شده است (in Arabic)
- ^ "اشتراکگذاری تجربه اتصال پیامرسانهای ایرانی با اتحادیه جهانی ارتباطات- اخبار فناوری اطلاعات | اینترنت | موبایل - اخبار اقتصادی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "وزیر ارتباطات: استفاده از تجهیزات چینی برای اینترنت نسل ۵ – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۱۲/۷". dw.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Kramer, Karen (4 November 2019). "Iran's Information Minister Is Not the Solution. He's Part of the Problem". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Spokesman Condemns US Sanction on ICT Minister". en.mfa.ir. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's information minister". Reuters. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's ICT Minister - Politics news - Tasnim News Agency". Tasnim News Agency. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Iran: EU sanctions perpetrators of serious human rights violations - Consilium". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "US Sanctions Iranian Officials Over Crackdown on Protesters". VOA. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "دسترسی پهن باند ثابت".
- ^ "1649.ir - DNS4.IR". Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "چارت جدید سازمانی وزارت ارتباطات و فناوری اطلاعات ابلاغ شد". www.irna.ir. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.