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ENCOURAGING REGIONAL COOPERATION THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE STARTED IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
Yerevan, April 3, Noyan Tapan. Encouraging Regional Cooperation
through Information Technology two day conference started its work
on April 2 in Yerevan.
Representatives of information and communication technology spheres
of Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey participate in the
conference.
According to deputy minister of economy Vahe Danielian, the conference
is organized by the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
in the fringes of Armenian semi-annual Chairmanship. The main purpose
of the conference is to expand current cooperation and establish new
ties between representatives of ICT spheres of participating countries,
promote innovation sphere and assist to technological advancement. The
preliminary works have started a year ago.
According to Mr. Danielian, development of information technology is
regarded as an urgent topic world-wide and that was the main incentive
of organizing the conference. In addition, the government of Armenia
considers the success of country's IT industry as a prerequisite
for turning Armenia into an excellence center. The government of
Armenia considers e-governance and information society, as well as,
eLearning and Secondary Schools Connectivity Networks (particularly,
such initiatives as "Computers for Everybody) as primary for country's
Information Technology Sphere. The government belives that in future,
0D IT and high technology spheres of the country can become "big
laboratories for the global market," told Danielian.
The conference is organized by the ministries of economy, foreign
affairs and Enterprise Incubator Foundation. According to Bagrat
Yengibarian, director of EIF, IT sphere in the world has largely
suffered from the global economic crisis. He articulated the urgency of
cooperation and exchange of good practices in the sphere of information
technology. In particular, according to him, new approaches to IT would
enable other spheres of economy to release the consequences of the
crises by, for instance, cutting expenses. According to Engibarian,
Armenian IT companies, which have targeted proper markets, have
increased their jobs and turnovers. He emphasized the importance of
further penetration of the Armenian IT companies into new markets. On a
commission from prime minister state bodies jointly with the private
sector are elaborating new ways of positioning of these companies
on the new markets, mentioned Mr. Yengibarian. According to his
estimation, the strongest competitive advantage of Armenia's
IT sphere is its intellectual power and comparatively cheap
labor force. Encouraging Regional Cooperation through Information
Technology Conference has the following sections. Impact of Crisis,
IT outsourcing, Trade Promotion, IT Policies of Countries, "e-Society",
"IT based Education", "Human Resource Development".
Noyan Tapan
Apr 3, 2009
Yerevan, April 3, Noyan Tapan. Encouraging Regional Cooperation
through Information Technology two day conference started its work
on April 2 in Yerevan.
Representatives of information and communication technology spheres
of Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey participate in the
conference.
According to deputy minister of economy Vahe Danielian, the conference
is organized by the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
in the fringes of Armenian semi-annual Chairmanship. The main purpose
of the conference is to expand current cooperation and establish new
ties between representatives of ICT spheres of participating countries,
promote innovation sphere and assist to technological advancement. The
preliminary works have started a year ago.
According to Mr. Danielian, development of information technology is
regarded as an urgent topic world-wide and that was the main incentive
of organizing the conference. In addition, the government of Armenia
considers the success of country's IT industry as a prerequisite
for turning Armenia into an excellence center. The government of
Armenia considers e-governance and information society, as well as,
eLearning and Secondary Schools Connectivity Networks (particularly,
such initiatives as "Computers for Everybody) as primary for country's
Information Technology Sphere. The government belives that in future,
0D IT and high technology spheres of the country can become "big
laboratories for the global market," told Danielian.
The conference is organized by the ministries of economy, foreign
affairs and Enterprise Incubator Foundation. According to Bagrat
Yengibarian, director of EIF, IT sphere in the world has largely
suffered from the global economic crisis. He articulated the urgency of
cooperation and exchange of good practices in the sphere of information
technology. In particular, according to him, new approaches to IT would
enable other spheres of economy to release the consequences of the
crises by, for instance, cutting expenses. According to Engibarian,
Armenian IT companies, which have targeted proper markets, have
increased their jobs and turnovers. He emphasized the importance of
further penetration of the Armenian IT companies into new markets. On a
commission from prime minister state bodies jointly with the private
sector are elaborating new ways of positioning of these companies
on the new markets, mentioned Mr. Yengibarian. According to his
estimation, the strongest competitive advantage of Armenia's
IT sphere is its intellectual power and comparatively cheap
labor force. Encouraging Regional Cooperation through Information
Technology Conference has the following sections. Impact of Crisis,
IT outsourcing, Trade Promotion, IT Policies of Countries, "e-Society",
"IT based Education", "Human Resource Development".