Nasrollah Jahangard
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Nasrollah Jahangard is an Iran
ian politician
and expert manager. Since 1997, he had been the Deputy Minister of Post, Telegraph & Telephone (PTT) for Development & Planning, a ministry later renamed to Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. He recently resigned from that position. He was the secretary of the Supreme Council of ICT of Iran
and President Mohammad Khatami
's advisor and special envoy for IT
and ICT affairs.
He is a founding member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front
and is member of its political office, the leading part of the Islamic Iran Participation Front.
He led the team for planning and implementing Takfa
(similar to a "national ICT agenda" in some other countries), the first Iranian comprehensive countrywide plan for ICT.
He received his bachelor's degree
in computer engineering from Shahid Beheshti University
and from Amirkabir University of Technology
, he earned his master's degree
in system engineering.
Jahangard was among the leaders for the National Commission of Information Society and helped the Iranian delegation to take part in World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) (Geneva
2003 and Tunis
2005).
He was elected as the Man of IT in Iran in March 2005 by CCW Magazine.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and expert manager. Since 1997, he had been the Deputy Minister of Post, Telegraph & Telephone (PTT) for Development & Planning, a ministry later renamed to Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. He recently resigned from that position. He was the secretary of the Supreme Council of ICT of Iran
Supreme Council of ICT of Iran
SCICT is the main council in Iran for ICT affairs. SCICT is managed by Nasrollah Jahangard.The first form of ICT in Iran was the fax in 1988, and then the computer. Now Iran itself develops ICT. Iranian universities are connected to a gigabit ethernet backbone. Computers have not yet reached all...
and President Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami
Sayyid Mohammad Khātamī is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, Shiite theologian and Reformist politician. He served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 3, 2005. He also served as Iran's Minister of Culture in both the 1980s and 1990s...
's advisor and special envoy for IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and ICT affairs.
He is a founding member of the Islamic Iran Participation Front
Islamic Iran Participation Front
The Islamic Iran Participation Front is a reformist political party in Iran...
and is member of its political office, the leading part of the Islamic Iran Participation Front.
He led the team for planning and implementing Takfa
Takfa
Tafka is the first complete and countrywide plan for ICT in Iran, the equivalent of an "National ICT agenda " in some other countries...
(similar to a "national ICT agenda" in some other countries), the first Iranian comprehensive countrywide plan for ICT.
He received his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in computer engineering from Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University
Shahid Beheshti University was formerly The National University of Iran . The university's name was changed during the cultural revolution in Iranian universities, 1980-82. It is located in Evin District and extends into Velenjak District in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on a main campus of...
and from Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology , formerly called the Tehran Polytechnic is a public research university located in Tehran, Iran. AUT is one of the most prestigious universities and the first established technical university in Iran...
, he earned his master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in system engineering.
Jahangard was among the leaders for the National Commission of Information Society and helped the Iranian delegation to take part in World Summit on the Information Society
World Summit on the Information Society
The World Summit on the Information Society was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis...
(WSIS) (Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
2003 and Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
2005).
He was elected as the Man of IT in Iran in March 2005 by CCW Magazine.