Iranian MP Urges Parliament to Prioritize Emerging Tech to Avoid Global Lag at INOTEX 2026

During a visit to the Legislature Innovation Center at the Iran International Innovation & Technology Exhibition (INOTEX), Jalali, a member of the Parliament’s Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Environment Commission, outlined critical areas where technology must drive national policy. According to the INOTEX 2026 News Center, avoiding regulatory bloat and focusing on high-priority sectors is essential for maintaining global competitiveness.

Key technological priorities and legislative updates highlighted include:

• Focused Legislative Innovation: The Parliament Innovation Center and Research Center must avoid over-diversification and concentrate on connecting the dots between government, private sector, and processing industries to solve priority national issues.
• Agri-Tech and Oilseed Independence: With 90% of crude oil currently imported, modernizing agriculture through advanced machinery and processing industries is critical to making oilseed cultivation (sesame, soy, canola) economically viable for farmers.
• Firefighting Drones: Deploying heavy-lift drones capable of carrying 50 to 200 liters of extinguishing agents is proposed as a safer, more effective alternative to helicopters for combating wildfires in Iran's mountainous forests.
• AI Legislation Milestone: Following an iterative review process, the national Artificial Intelligence bill has recently secured approval from the Guardian Council, marking a critical step in formalizing the country's tech governance framework.

Jalali concluded that without the rapid adoption of modern technologies—from precision agriculture spraying to advanced irrigation systems—Iran risks squandering its natural resource capacities and falling irreversibly behind in the global technological race.

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