Tweet
ONEArmenia Partnering with ArmTab Factory for Upcoming Campaign
Friday, December 26th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/130235/onearmenia-partnering-with-armtab-factory-for-upcoming-campaign/
Factory workers in Armenia
YEREVAN--This December, Armenia is entering a new phase of its
contemporary history. The country's first tablet factory is opening
its doors to the public, producing domain-specific customized Android
tablets to individuals and businesses across the globe.
To mark this milestone, ONEArmenia (1A) is partnering with ArmTab
Technologies and the Orran benevolent family center to put the
factory's first 100 tablets into the hands of 100 Armenian teens.
Through crowdfunding, 1A hopes to unite the future generation of
tablets with the future generation of young people.
The launch of these tablets are a valuable bridge into uncharted
territory on many fronts for Armenia. When Vahan Chakarian, Founder
and CEO of ArmTab Technologies, made the decision to include Armenia
in the production of customized educational tablets several years ago
through the American company called Minno, he recalled, "I told [my
colleague] that Armenia was known as the 'Silicon Valley' of the
Soviet Union, and to this day, has a strong IT sector with tremendous
untapped talent."
A sign at the ArmTab factory
However, the hardware for these tablets was always purchased,
produced, and assembled in either China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Until
now, Armenia's role had been limited to the development of software
and programming. ArmTab is the first real instance of Armenia acting
as an independent and competitive agent in the tablet industry. While
the factory still receives hardware from foreign countries, its
assembly and programming are now being done entirely in Armenia by
ArmTab's hand-picked staff of experts.
The factory will not only provide a number of jobs to local IT
personnel in Armenia (a large portion of which are women), but it is
also setting the bar high for future factories in other industries to
emerge. Located a few steps past the Mergelyan Institute of
Mathematical Machine's once-glorious gates, its humble exterior belies
an impressive and cutting edge interior.
Rafayel Ghasabyan, ArmTab's Managing Director, confirms that the
factory was designed according to the highest international standards.
During its infancy, he and his colleagues visited over 20 leading
factories across the globe, selecting the best features from each and
incorporating them into ArmTab's design.
It was important to ArmTab's founders that the factory's very first
tablets have an immediate impact inside Armenia. Organizers hope that
partnering with 1A will help raise awareness of the significance of
this turning point and what it means for the future. The 1A-sponsored
tablets, which have adopted the moniker 1tab, have been custom-made
specifically for the month-long campaign. Each tablet will be equipped
with educational programs and Armenian-language resources and plans
are in order to program digitized Armenian texts on the Android
operating systems. All of this will ensure the tablets' continued
educational value, long after they have been distributed.
To support the campaign and be a part of this exciting development,
please visit 1A's Indiegogo campaign. Together, we can teach through
technology.
http://asbarez.com/130235/onearmenia-partnering-with-armtab-factory-for-upcoming-campaign/
Friday, December 26th, 2014
http://asbarez.com/130235/onearmenia-partnering-with-armtab-factory-for-upcoming-campaign/
Factory workers in Armenia
YEREVAN--This December, Armenia is entering a new phase of its
contemporary history. The country's first tablet factory is opening
its doors to the public, producing domain-specific customized Android
tablets to individuals and businesses across the globe.
To mark this milestone, ONEArmenia (1A) is partnering with ArmTab
Technologies and the Orran benevolent family center to put the
factory's first 100 tablets into the hands of 100 Armenian teens.
Through crowdfunding, 1A hopes to unite the future generation of
tablets with the future generation of young people.
The launch of these tablets are a valuable bridge into uncharted
territory on many fronts for Armenia. When Vahan Chakarian, Founder
and CEO of ArmTab Technologies, made the decision to include Armenia
in the production of customized educational tablets several years ago
through the American company called Minno, he recalled, "I told [my
colleague] that Armenia was known as the 'Silicon Valley' of the
Soviet Union, and to this day, has a strong IT sector with tremendous
untapped talent."
A sign at the ArmTab factory
However, the hardware for these tablets was always purchased,
produced, and assembled in either China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Until
now, Armenia's role had been limited to the development of software
and programming. ArmTab is the first real instance of Armenia acting
as an independent and competitive agent in the tablet industry. While
the factory still receives hardware from foreign countries, its
assembly and programming are now being done entirely in Armenia by
ArmTab's hand-picked staff of experts.
The factory will not only provide a number of jobs to local IT
personnel in Armenia (a large portion of which are women), but it is
also setting the bar high for future factories in other industries to
emerge. Located a few steps past the Mergelyan Institute of
Mathematical Machine's once-glorious gates, its humble exterior belies
an impressive and cutting edge interior.
Rafayel Ghasabyan, ArmTab's Managing Director, confirms that the
factory was designed according to the highest international standards.
During its infancy, he and his colleagues visited over 20 leading
factories across the globe, selecting the best features from each and
incorporating them into ArmTab's design.
It was important to ArmTab's founders that the factory's very first
tablets have an immediate impact inside Armenia. Organizers hope that
partnering with 1A will help raise awareness of the significance of
this turning point and what it means for the future. The 1A-sponsored
tablets, which have adopted the moniker 1tab, have been custom-made
specifically for the month-long campaign. Each tablet will be equipped
with educational programs and Armenian-language resources and plans
are in order to program digitized Armenian texts on the Android
operating systems. All of this will ensure the tablets' continued
educational value, long after they have been distributed.
To support the campaign and be a part of this exciting development,
please visit 1A's Indiegogo campaign. Together, we can teach through
technology.
http://asbarez.com/130235/onearmenia-partnering-with-armtab-factory-for-upcoming-campaign/