Iranian Firms Will Showcase Tech at InnoWeek 2026
The October exhibition in Tashkent will highlight cross-border research collaborations between Iran and Uzbekistan.
Updated on Sept. 21, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence
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Iranian companies will demonstrate technological innovations at the upcoming InnoWeek 2026 exhibition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, scheduled for October 27 to 29. The event follows a period of enhanced scientific cooperation between the two nations aimed at accelerating innovative development.
Why it matters
This exhibition serves as a platform to formalize international research partnerships and promote the cross-border exchange of technological capabilities. It focuses on scaling research quality through competitive, joint-funded projects.
The Iran National Science Foundation and Uzbekistan's Agency for Innovative Development are providing 30 billion rials per project for ten joint research initiatives, increasing to 40 billion rials for those meeting patent or publication milestones.
The players
Iran National Science Foundation
An organization focused on supporting academic and industrial research through competitive grant funding and international scientific partnerships.
Agency for Innovative Development
The Uzbek government body tasked with promoting technological advancement and coordinating national innovation policy.
The details
The funding follows a competitive selection process designed to prioritize international scientific collaboration. Selected research projects are slated for implementation over a period of up to three years, utilizing mechanisms such as panel discussions and B2B meetings during the exhibition to facilitate knowledge transfer.
Timeline
InnoWeek was first held in 2018.
Scientific cooperation discussions between ministers occurred in November 2025.
The InnoWeek 2026 exhibition will be held in Tashkent from October 27 to 29, 2026.
The Tech Race
This initiative follows the diplomatic framework set during the 2025 UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand. It represents a structured attempt to align research outputs between Iran and Uzbekistan through specific grant-based incentives.
Professional attendees at InnoWeek 2026 can engage in B2B meetings with Iranian firms to discuss potential technology investment opportunities. Future outcomes for the research projects funded under this program are expected to materialize over the next three years.
The takeaway
The event highlights a targeted effort to boost research quality through competitive patent and publication-linked funding. Observers should track the outcomes of the ten joint projects to see if this grant structure effectively accelerates commercial technology transfers.
Further reading
For broader trends in cross-border research and emerging tech initiatives, see Artificial Intelligence.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Tehran Times.
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