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ARMENIAN PM: IN THE LAST THREE YEARS THE NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS IN ARMENIA HAS TRIPLED WHILE THE INTERNET TARIFFS HAVE DROPPED BY FOUR TIMES
arminfo
Friday, June 24, 18:30
Due to high growth rate the IT sector has become the leader of our
economy in the last three years, Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran
Sargsyan said while opening 4th Digitec Business Forum and Microsoft
Innovation Forum today.
"In late 2009 we had 1.1mln people using internet by means of mobile
phones. In 2010 we had 1.3mln such users, as of Apr 1 2011 - 1.7mln.
In late 2009 we had just 70,000 broadband internet users, in 2010 -
170,000, as of Apr 1 2011 - 240,000. While the number of users was
growing the tariffs were being reduced: 234,000 AMD for 1 Mb/s in
late 2009, 71,000 AMD in 2010 and 55,000 AMD as of Apr 1 2011,"
the Premier said.
He said that Digitec Business Forum is an opportunity for IT companies
to sum up the results of their work for the past year.
"We give high priority to this forum. This is an opportunity for us
to communicate with all business entities acting in the IT sector,
to familiarize ourselves with their new products and services and to
understand their tasks and priorities," Sargsyan said.
"It is not a secret that digitization has boosted production worldwide,
so, we must also use internet for enhancing economic efficiency. Five
years ago we proclaimed IT sector as our priority and since then
we have constantly worked to create favorable conditions for its
development. I am sure that Digitec will contribute to this work,"
the Premier said.
Director General of ArmenTel Igor Klimko said that Digitec Business
Forum and Microsoft Innovation Forum are crucial for Armenia's
information technologies.
"They are a place where we can communicate with our existing and
potential customers and can establish mutually beneficial partnership
with both start-up and experienced Armenian and international
companies," Klimko said.
He noted that, according to the International Telecommunications Union,
in 2010 Armenia showed one of the highest growths in internet clientele
in the world.
"Armenia has already transited from the rivalry of providers to the
rivalry of technologies, which means that it must develop technologies
so as to be able to develop innovative business and to enhance its
competitiveness in the world," Klimko said.
He expressed hope that internet will continue active penetration
into Armenia's regions and will cover the whole of its territory in
the future.
The organizer of Digitec Business Forum is UITE, the general sponsors -
ArmenTel and Microsoft.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Friday, June 24, 18:30
Due to high growth rate the IT sector has become the leader of our
economy in the last three years, Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran
Sargsyan said while opening 4th Digitec Business Forum and Microsoft
Innovation Forum today.
"In late 2009 we had 1.1mln people using internet by means of mobile
phones. In 2010 we had 1.3mln such users, as of Apr 1 2011 - 1.7mln.
In late 2009 we had just 70,000 broadband internet users, in 2010 -
170,000, as of Apr 1 2011 - 240,000. While the number of users was
growing the tariffs were being reduced: 234,000 AMD for 1 Mb/s in
late 2009, 71,000 AMD in 2010 and 55,000 AMD as of Apr 1 2011,"
the Premier said.
He said that Digitec Business Forum is an opportunity for IT companies
to sum up the results of their work for the past year.
"We give high priority to this forum. This is an opportunity for us
to communicate with all business entities acting in the IT sector,
to familiarize ourselves with their new products and services and to
understand their tasks and priorities," Sargsyan said.
"It is not a secret that digitization has boosted production worldwide,
so, we must also use internet for enhancing economic efficiency. Five
years ago we proclaimed IT sector as our priority and since then
we have constantly worked to create favorable conditions for its
development. I am sure that Digitec will contribute to this work,"
the Premier said.
Director General of ArmenTel Igor Klimko said that Digitec Business
Forum and Microsoft Innovation Forum are crucial for Armenia's
information technologies.
"They are a place where we can communicate with our existing and
potential customers and can establish mutually beneficial partnership
with both start-up and experienced Armenian and international
companies," Klimko said.
He noted that, according to the International Telecommunications Union,
in 2010 Armenia showed one of the highest growths in internet clientele
in the world.
"Armenia has already transited from the rivalry of providers to the
rivalry of technologies, which means that it must develop technologies
so as to be able to develop innovative business and to enhance its
competitiveness in the world," Klimko said.
He expressed hope that internet will continue active penetration
into Armenia's regions and will cover the whole of its territory in
the future.
The organizer of Digitec Business Forum is UITE, the general sponsors -
ArmenTel and Microsoft.
From: Baghdasarian