C-DAC OPENS CENTRE IN ARMENIA
Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/C-DAC-opens-centre-in-Armenia/878526/
Nov 21 2011
Pune: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has
launched the India-Armenia Centre of Excellence in Information and
Communication Technology at Yerevan, Armenia.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said the centre will give
fresh impetus to IT research and educational programmes. Sachin Pilot,
Minister of State for Communications and IT, who was present at the
event said, "India is ready to share its 20 years of experience in
the IT sector with Armenia. Our assistance to Armenia will be not
financial but in the form of scientific potential." The centre has
been equipped with the PARAM supercomputer. The centre is a joint
initiative between the Indian and Armenian governments. Tigran Davtyan,
minister of economy, Armenia, said the Indian and Armenian governments
have allocated over $200 million towards the establishment of the
centre. The centre's objective is to expand cooperation in the field
of information technology, he added.
From: A. Papazian
Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/C-DAC-opens-centre-in-Armenia/878526/
Nov 21 2011
Pune: The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has
launched the India-Armenia Centre of Excellence in Information and
Communication Technology at Yerevan, Armenia.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said the centre will give
fresh impetus to IT research and educational programmes. Sachin Pilot,
Minister of State for Communications and IT, who was present at the
event said, "India is ready to share its 20 years of experience in
the IT sector with Armenia. Our assistance to Armenia will be not
financial but in the form of scientific potential." The centre has
been equipped with the PARAM supercomputer. The centre is a joint
initiative between the Indian and Armenian governments. Tigran Davtyan,
minister of economy, Armenia, said the Indian and Armenian governments
have allocated over $200 million towards the establishment of the
centre. The centre's objective is to expand cooperation in the field
of information technology, he added.
From: A. Papazian