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    U.S. AMBASSADOR'S HINT TO ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

    The U.S. Ambassador made an interesting statement during the opening
    of Digitech Business Forum held the sixth year running. Mr. Heffern
    said that he attends the forum for the second time running. Ambassador
    Heffern said that the United States has a big role in the IT sector
    development in Armenia because the Armenian companies cooperate
    closely with Armenian partners. At the same time, he commented on
    the government policy on this sector.

    He advised the government to keep a distance from the IT sector
    as they want to cooperate with their colleagues without having the
    government on their way.

    Apparently, the U.S. ambassador does not expect that this government
    will ever do anything good for the development of the Armenian
    economy. And this government is expected not to hinder.

    Perhaps, the ambassador is tired of inquiring about Carrefour. The
    government never answers his questions. There are assurances made by
    the government but there is no Carrefour, there is no competition.

    Instead, the monopolist Samvel Alexanyan continues to conquer more
    and more retail territories.

    Hence, there is nothing left to do but to call the government to keep
    off the IT sector instead of inquiring about Carrefour. Keeping off
    has a very specific meaning. The IT sector is the only sector where
    the oligarchs have not reached. Perhaps this is the reason why the
    sector gets significant Western investments, so-called intellectual
    investments. The absence of the oligarchy in the IT sphere helps ensure
    steady growth, demand for high-quality specialists. The sector is far
    from the desirable strategic level but the tendency is positive, and
    most probably any intervention of the government stands for oligarchic
    intervention to the U.S. ambassador because the precedents show that
    whatever the government does, the oligarchy benefits. So, logically,
    the ambassador wants the government to keep off the IT sector which
    is enough to maintain the steady growth of the sector.

    Apparently, the U.S. ambassador hints that if the government does its
    job and refrains from intervention, he will do the rest. Recently he
    has been actively working for attracting investments to Armenia in
    order to create a favorable climate for the key wealth of Armenia,
    the intellectual potential.

    Last December the ambassador accompanied Prime Minister Sargsyan to
    the United States. At that time, several agreements were said to have
    been reached but there are no news. Perhaps the condition is not to
    let the government hinder.

    The IT sector is becoming a priority in the context of developments
    in the energy sector. After another punitive application of the
    Russian gas Armenia started thinking about alternative energy,
    energy saving etc. It is directly linked to the IT sector because it
    requires innovation.

    This is a political issue as well. Growth of innovative economy will
    lead to significant changes in the structure of the economy, weakening
    the share and political influence of the oligarchic capital. At the
    same time, alternative sources of energy will boost Armenia's immune
    system against the Russian gas disease and open up more opportunities
    for Armenia for an independent policy.

    And it takes very little from the Armenian government - just keep off.

    Although, one of the key features of the Armenian government is to
    limit all the tendencies which will jeopardize the status quo of
    the oligarchy.

    James Hakobyan 14:36 21/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30244

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