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Vardanyan: Some 500 IT specialists leave Armenia every year
YEREVAN, April 13. /ARKA/. Some 500 IT specialists leave Armenia every
year, Karen Vardanyan, executive director of the Union of
International Technology Enterprises, told journalists today after the
union's 13th congress.
`This strikes hard at the IT sector, especially since the emerged gap
is not filled fully,' he said.
Vardanyan said that the outflow of IT specialists is not
financially-motivated - they merely have to search new prospects for
professional development outside of their country.
`This outflow can be slowed down by creation of favorable labor
conditions for them,' he said. `I should also say that the opposite
process is seen as well - a senior engineer at the University of
Massachusetts applied to the union for a job in Armenia.'
In 200, the Armenian government announced information technology a
top-priority segment of the national economy.
Some 350 IT enterprises with 10,000 employees operate in Armenia now.
According to the Union of Information Technology Enterprises, the IT
sector accounted for 25% annual growth in 2012. The industry's annual
turnover amounted to $250 million in 2012. ---0---
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YEREVAN, April 13. /ARKA/. Some 500 IT specialists leave Armenia every
year, Karen Vardanyan, executive director of the Union of
International Technology Enterprises, told journalists today after the
union's 13th congress.
`This strikes hard at the IT sector, especially since the emerged gap
is not filled fully,' he said.
Vardanyan said that the outflow of IT specialists is not
financially-motivated - they merely have to search new prospects for
professional development outside of their country.
`This outflow can be slowed down by creation of favorable labor
conditions for them,' he said. `I should also say that the opposite
process is seen as well - a senior engineer at the University of
Massachusetts applied to the union for a job in Armenia.'
In 200, the Armenian government announced information technology a
top-priority segment of the national economy.
Some 350 IT enterprises with 10,000 employees operate in Armenia now.
According to the Union of Information Technology Enterprises, the IT
sector accounted for 25% annual growth in 2012. The industry's annual
turnover amounted to $250 million in 2012. ---0---
http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/telecom/vardanyan_some_500_it_specialists_leave_armenia_ev ery_year/