Iran Leads Islamic Countries in Scientific Output on Cloud and Edge Computing
According to the ISC, Iran’s achievements in scientific output in cloud and edge computing have strengthened its standing as a regional leader in emerging digital technologies. The center noted that these accomplishments highlight the country’s growing contribution to the development of advanced technological knowledge.
Mohammad Mehdi Alavian, President of the ISC, stated that based on data from the Web of Science platform, Iran ranks 11th globally in cloud computing technologies and 15th worldwide in edge computing (edge computing technologies).
He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran has also ranked 16th globally in serverless computing technologies, 21st in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), 23rd in Platform as a Service (PaaS), and 31st worldwide in Software as a Service (SaaS).
Alavian further noted that Iran holds first place among advanced Islamic countries in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), serverless computing technologies, and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), underscoring its prominent position in the digital technology landscape.