Empowerment and non-sanctioning of knowledge-based production and job creation

The topics of “knowledge-based economy” and “job creation” are widely used keywords that have been emphasized by the Supreme Leader of the Revolution in recent years. For example, in the second paragraph of the general policies of the resistance economy, the Supreme Leader announced “Leading the knowledge-based economy, implementing and implementing the comprehensive scientific plan of the country and organizing the national innovation system in order to improve the global position and increase the share of production and export of knowledge-based products and services. To the first rank of the knowledge-based economy in the region “has been proposed and emphasized as one of the goals of the resistance economy.

The nomination of 1401 by the Supreme Leader as the year of “production of knowledge-based and employment-creating”, while re-emphasizing the centrality and importance of the issue of “production” in the country’s macro-policies, has placed special emphasis on two basic features of production:

Moving towards a “knowledge-based economy” and fully mapping advanced knowledge and technology in all areas of production;

Emphasis on the “job creation” aspect along with other key aspects of production.

* The position of knowledge-based production and employment in the geometry of resistance economics

“Knowledge-based economics” is a term that focuses on describing the economic orientation towards correlation and economics’ greater reliance on knowledge, information and skills. In today’s increasingly knowledge-based world, more and more countries are using knowledge and innovation-related policies to stimulate growth and competitiveness. In other words, many countries are trying to find ways to produce knowledge and turn it into wealth, as well as to adapt and disseminate existing knowledge for their own advancement.

It is now necessary to consider in which circle of the resistance economy the production of knowledge-based and employment-creating, which is directly related to the knowledge-based economy. To this end, a comprehensive definition of knowledge-based and employment-generating production must be provided. Knowledge-based economics is defined as the production of goods and services based on knowledge-based activities that contribute to the advancement of technology. In other words, it is called a knowledge-based product when its main added value is related to the knowledge used in the production of that product. Also, having features such as the originality of the product produced, the existence of creativity in production and high uncertainty in the production of the prototype are among the features that can be considered for the production of knowledge-based.

According to this definition, the production of knowledge-based and job-creating, by intelligently reducing inefficiencies and inefficiencies, increasing the productivity of goods and services, optimizing the development of new products, services and markets and popularizing the economy, minimize vulnerability to threats in the medium term. Maximizes resistance to shocks and pressures. In other words, the expansion of knowledge-based and job-creating products will pave the way for maximum economic consolidation and sustainable economic growth in the long run. Utilizing the capacity of knowledge-based and employment-generating production increases production and promotes the level of endogenousness, which is the main indicator of a resistance economy; On the other hand, the created value creation, in addition to meeting internal needs, will also be able to respond to external needs and will be realized in the path of endogenousness and extroversion. Therefore, knowledge-based and employment-generating production can be considered as a subset of knowledge-based economy.

* The need to pay attention to the production of knowledge-based and employment-creating

In May 2010, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution, in a meeting with exemplary workers across the country, explained the need to pay attention to the production of knowledge-based and employment-generating workers: Is; An element is the element of production. If there is no science, production will also suffer; The country is moving forward with science. “If it is science, but based on this science and on the basis of knowledge, the production of evolution does not change and evolve and increase, the country will fall into place again.”

If production is done according to modern knowledge and in order to create employment, in addition to increasing the competitiveness of producers, it will bring economic growth and social welfare. Also, the move of economies towards becoming knowledge-based, in addition to increasing the competitiveness of countries, can help increase the soft power of countries in the field of foreign trade, while creating an economic base in different countries.

Accordingly, these knowledge-based and employment-generating products, and even the sciences related to them, are not issues that can be sanctioned because of the strategic effects they have on the empowerment of the country. Another aspect of knowledge-based production is that they simultaneously have the power to influence large industries and enterprises on the one hand and medium and small enterprises on the other. The point of application of knowledge in large industries is the effect of a kind of leap that has increased productivity, and such parent industries with the same current situation lead to achieving maximum productivity at the lowest cost. On the other hand, medium and small enterprises are considered as examples of knowledge-based companies. Firms that have high agility and flexibility with environmental conditions and can become small economic and commercial nuclei that rely on young and educated manpower and are highly flexible, stable and quick to return; In such a way that they accept the least and the latest impact from political shocks. In general, the effects of knowledge-based production and job creation can be listed as follows:

Increase the productivity of the economy and contribute to sustainable economic growth;

Increasing the competitiveness of enterprises and the growth of exports of goods and services;

Reduce the cost of the product;

Increase product quality and increase satisfaction of domestic consumers;

These ultimately increase economic growth and lead to the realization of a resilient economy.

Knowledge-based and employment-generating production capacities

Achieving knowledge-based and employment-generating production requires an ecosystem of growth and knowledge-based activity. What creates the pull of technology and creates the space for the knowledge base is the market. In order to create a market for knowledge-based and job-creating products, in addition to internalizing imported products, we must support our capabilities and pay more attention to the export of knowledge-based products. At present, about 3% of the country’s GDP is in the field of knowledge-based; But the country has the capacity to increase this to more than 5 percent.

In this space, we face different potential and actual capacities. One of these capacities is specialized, young and capable manpower. Employment in this field is elite employment; Employment of educated personnel; Forces that have the ability to change their environment. It is clear that this workforce is capable of generating significant added value, even with limited resources. For example, at present, many examples of companies can be found that create billions of tomans of added value in a multi-meter apartment. The main added value created in such activities is the added value due to the knowledge of human resources. Given that the unemployment rate of university graduates (manpower armed with the weapon of knowledge) is higher than the average unemployment rate in the country, the development of such activities, in addition to creating added value, creates good employment for the educated (whose unemployment is a major concern). ) Will enjoy.

Another neglected capacity is agriculture. The introduction of technology in the field of agriculture creates tremendous capital and value and increases the added value of products. Currently, the number of knowledge-based companies in the field of agriculture is less than one percent of the total knowledge-based companies in the country; Meanwhile, by strengthening the production of knowledge-based and employment-creating in the field of agriculture, we can with the current state of the country’s water resources, due to new technologies, the country’s import needs in the agricultural sector can be greatly reduced. As an example, in shrimp farming, at present, on average, about five tons of shrimp are harvested per hectare; At the same time, it is possible to move towards dense and super-dense shrimp farms by using the production of knowledge-based and employment-generating crops, and the harvest per hectare can be increased to more than 70 tons per hectare. The difference in production observed in this sample clearly shows to what extent the productivity of production can be improved by using the capacity of knowledge in the field of agriculture.

Also, the field of biotechnology and nanotechnology are two other important fields in the knowledge-based economy. Areas in which Iran also has a good advantage and can be a combination of scientific and technological policies and trade policies to help high productivity and development of this young and high-capacity ecosystem.

These are just some of the goal setting shareware that you can use to increase productivity. Numerous theoretical and practical examples can be found in various fields both at home and abroad, which have led to increased productivity based on knowledge. In the year of “knowledge-based production and employment-creating” by directing support to the production of knowledge-based and employment-creating and identifying areas and areas where the application of knowledge creates the most value, an important and lasting step can be taken to increase productivity and production and consequently improve the situation. And economic indicators, including improving the welfare of households.

Ali Agham Mohammadi – Member of the Expediency Council

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