FOR LACK OF IT-MARKET IN ARMENIA, TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES AND
SOLUTIONS ARE PRACTICALLY NOT APPLIED

YEREVAN, MAY 25. ARMINFO. For lack of IT-market in Armenia,
technological possibilities and solutions are practically not applied,
Director of the union of IT Enterprises Karen Vardanyan says in his
interview to ARMINFO.

He says that although the production volume of IT-sphere occupies
enough place in the structure of Armenia’s economy, it does not
satisfy the demand of the union as the basic engineering solutions in
Armenia are sold abroad. Vardanyan says that he government and the
public must e aware that without development of the internal
IT-market, the future is doubtful. He thinks that the sphere will
development 15-20% annually, but it is little enough. Introduction of
IT products in the state structures will allow the government to
stimulate not only the IT-sphere, but also other branches of economy,
as well as to increase the transparency of management, financial
flows, human resources management, which, in its turn, will reduce
corruption risks on the whole, Vardanyan thinks.

In this direction, the Union works with Prime Minister-head IT
Council, the Government and the Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development. It closely cooperate with the Enterprises Incubator
Foundation to develop business and legislation.

The Union of IT Enterprises was founded in 2000 by a number of private
companies. At present it unites such large companies and Lycos,
Synopses Armenia, Unicomp, Compass, Arminco and HBL. The major task of
the union is protection of the interests of its members from
premeditated interference by the state, struggle against unfair
competition, development of the sphere in Armenia.