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GYUMRI TECHNOLOGY CENTER TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER
YEREVAN, July 18. / ARKA /. The Technology Center in Gyumri, Armenia's
second largest city in northwestern region of Shirak, will officially
open in September, Bagrat Yengibaryan, head of Enterprise Incubator
Foundation (EIF), said in an interview with ARKA.
He said the center already houses several well-known companies,
particularly, Rostelecom, D-Link, E-works, Digital Pomegranate, Time
Production, SkyLine and Gyumri Information Technology Center (GITC).
He said the Gyumri Center will conduct a grant competition for start-up
companies, which may be provided with as much as $50 thousand.
The Gyumri Technology Center was created jointly by the government
of Armenia, Enterprise Incubator Fund and the World Bank.
On January 9 the Armenian government passed a decision to award the
Enterprise Incubator Fund the right to manage a government assistance
plan designed for Gyumri Technology Center. Once the center is formally
registered the Enterprises Incubator Fund will get also free of charge
its property for 20 years.
The technology center will shelter enterprises dealing with high and
information technologies, tourism, jewelry, modeling and art. It
is supposed to operate as an incubator of small and medium-sized
businesses engaged in hi-end technologies to boost the country's
export potential.
The construction began in 2012 April. Overall, some $13 million will
be spent on construction of two buildings -$4.5 million was released
by the government and $8.5 million by D-Link International as part
of its plan to establish a research and testing center in Gyumri. -0-
- See more at:
http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/telecom/gyumri_technology_center_to_open_in_september/#sthash.xECAJrc5.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, July 18. / ARKA /. The Technology Center in Gyumri, Armenia's
second largest city in northwestern region of Shirak, will officially
open in September, Bagrat Yengibaryan, head of Enterprise Incubator
Foundation (EIF), said in an interview with ARKA.
He said the center already houses several well-known companies,
particularly, Rostelecom, D-Link, E-works, Digital Pomegranate, Time
Production, SkyLine and Gyumri Information Technology Center (GITC).
He said the Gyumri Center will conduct a grant competition for start-up
companies, which may be provided with as much as $50 thousand.
The Gyumri Technology Center was created jointly by the government
of Armenia, Enterprise Incubator Fund and the World Bank.
On January 9 the Armenian government passed a decision to award the
Enterprise Incubator Fund the right to manage a government assistance
plan designed for Gyumri Technology Center. Once the center is formally
registered the Enterprises Incubator Fund will get also free of charge
its property for 20 years.
The technology center will shelter enterprises dealing with high and
information technologies, tourism, jewelry, modeling and art. It
is supposed to operate as an incubator of small and medium-sized
businesses engaged in hi-end technologies to boost the country's
export potential.
The construction began in 2012 April. Overall, some $13 million will
be spent on construction of two buildings -$4.5 million was released
by the government and $8.5 million by D-Link International as part
of its plan to establish a research and testing center in Gyumri. -0-
- See more at:
http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/telecom/gyumri_technology_center_to_open_in_september/#sthash.xECAJrc5.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian