A Historical Review of Formation and Evolution of Technology and Innovation Management Community in Iran

The Iranian Technology Management community is a young society that is gradually handing over the management to the second generation of graduates in this field. The third generation of these graduates are now rapidly advancing in the fields of technology management in the country. Although the attention to science and knowledge in this country is as old as the history of this land, but the formal and extensive education in the field of management of science and technology and a serious movement in the formation of this scientific community has begun in the early 2000s. In this article, with a historical review of the formation of the technology management community, an attempt to examine the performance of the pioneers of this field, to examine the most important measures affecting the birth of this scientific community. Opportunities and challenges facing the scientific community of technology management and innovation of the country and mapping the way forward of this young, professional and promising community is one of the most important findings of this article. This paper provides implications for acquainting young professionals in this field of knowledge with the roots and genuine currents that shape the community of experts in the field of technology management in Iran. I hope this paper would be an effort to improve convergence and intellectual cohesion between three generations of pioneers, developer and future makers of this field in our country.