First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has ordered the establishment of a permanent working group to draft legislation governing the digital space in order to enable the country to address challenges in the sector through an appropriate legal framework.

The directive was issued during a meeting on Wednesday, when officials discussed cybersecurity, the necessity to employ more specialized personnel in the sector, and domestic production of communications equipment.

The working group will progressively review and draft legislation tailored to the specific characteristics of the digital space.

During the meeting, Aref identified the training and retention of qualified personnel as an imperative in the cybersecurity sector.

The participants supported efforts to localize telecommunications and communications equipment production, with Aref emphasizing domestic manufacturers' capabilities and underlining contribution of local production capacities to strengthening national cybersecurity.

In the same context, the meeting approved guidelines for determining the domestic content requirements for priority products incorporating advanced technologies for the National Information Network, with the aim of localizing the production of telecommunications and communications equipment.

He also stressed the need for more vigorous efforts to achieve Iran's goal of becoming the region's leading country in emerging technologies.

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The meeting concluded with the approval of digital transformation plans for the Foreign and Oil Ministries.