Leadership Roadmap in Science, Technology and Innovation Based on Iran Policy

Purpose: The present study seeks to identification of the goals, policies and indicators of scientific leadership based on the upstream documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Methodology: This study is applied in terms of purpose and is a policy research. By document mining method explained the upstream documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran are analyzed and the goals, policies, strategies and indicators for leadership.
Findings: Examinations showed that while these documents have unique frameworks, and different approaches, but in some respects they are similar and harmonious. Existence of instance such as admission of foreign students, establishment of international branches of universities and …, indicate that leadership at the level of "education" is also important. Quality scientific outputs, international researches, prestigious journals, etc. are part of the explanation of this concept in the "research" section. Attention to the export of technological products and goods, national and international inventions and advanced technologies, shows the attention to the dimension of "technology and innovation" in the upstream documents in order to achieve scientific leadership. Considering concepts and propositions such as the number of international papers, the number of journals indexed in international databases, the number of top universities, the number of international research centers, the number of prominent scientists, and technological products in upstream documents, opens other aspects of the concept of leadership. It can be said that leadership occurs at the level of papers and journals, scientists and researchers, educational and research institutions, and products and goods.