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ARMENIA IS A LEADING REGIONAL COUNTRY IN IT SECTOR - ECONOMY MINISTRY
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March 28, 2012 | 13:59
YEREVAN. - Armenia is considered a leading country, in the Information
Technology (IT) sector, from among its neighboring CIS and Middle
Eastern countries, states the Economy Ministry's 2012 Program for
Promotion of IT Sector.
According to this program, new IT companies sharply increased in
Armenia in the past ten years. In 2011, this number was close to 300;
near 5,500 specialists were involved in this sector; and, together
with the telecommunications sector, this totaled more than 10,000
specialists.
The IT sector's share in Armenia's GDP amounted to 1.7 percent,
which can be compared with that of India (1.4%) and Germany (1.3%).
The Armenian IT companies' total revenue reached US$ 205 million
in 2011.
And around 50 percent of the IT companies' products and services
are exported
news.am
March 28, 2012 | 13:59
YEREVAN. - Armenia is considered a leading country, in the Information
Technology (IT) sector, from among its neighboring CIS and Middle
Eastern countries, states the Economy Ministry's 2012 Program for
Promotion of IT Sector.
According to this program, new IT companies sharply increased in
Armenia in the past ten years. In 2011, this number was close to 300;
near 5,500 specialists were involved in this sector; and, together
with the telecommunications sector, this totaled more than 10,000
specialists.
The IT sector's share in Armenia's GDP amounted to 1.7 percent,
which can be compared with that of India (1.4%) and Germany (1.3%).
The Armenian IT companies' total revenue reached US$ 205 million
in 2011.
And around 50 percent of the IT companies' products and services
are exported