The Ministry of Oil announced the Standard for Innovative Software Production (SDA) to support knowledge-based companies in the oil industry. This action is based on legal obligations and aims to facilitate the production of innovative software.
Legal Background and Targeting
This document has been prepared in accordance with the implementation of higher laws such as the "Law on the Support of Knowledge-Based Companies and Institutions and the Commercialization of Innovations and Inventions" approved in 2010, the "Law on Maximum Utilization of the Production and Service Capacities of the Country and Support for Iranian Goods" approved in 2019, and its executive regulations, as well as the "Law on the Leap of Knowledge-Based Production" approved in 2022. The Engineering, Research, and Technology Department of the Ministry of Oil, with the focus on the General Directorate of Technical and Executive Systems and Project Evaluation, has placed these documents on its agenda.
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Standard and Support for Innovation
This standard, as an important document in the field of innovative software production, is designed to support knowledge-based companies that create innovative software in the oil industry. The background of this document includes previous announcements titled "Innovative Goods Construction Agreement (PDA)" and "Innovative Service Agreement (ISA)" which were approved on December 19, 2025, and August 22, 2026, respectively.
The Standard (SDA) was prepared using the capacities of a technical/executive working group consisting of legal, contractual, financial, and technical experts from major companies, as well as the General Directorate of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Oil, and was announced as enforceable for the main and subsidiary companies on November 10, 2026. This document aims to facilitate the production and commercialization of innovative software and to create a suitable environment for the participation of knowledge-based companies in the oil industry.
Access to the Document and Its Implications
The file of the mentioned document has been uploaded in the portal of the Engineering, Research, and Technology Department in the documentation and standard documents section for the review and utilization of stakeholders. This action can significantly strengthen innovation and technological growth in the oil industry and enable knowledge-based companies to take steps towards the production and development of innovative software.
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