TATUL MANASERIAN: GOVERNMENT DOES NOT TAKE ANY SERIOUS STEPS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is a vulnerable country from
the viewpoint of information security. Economist Tatul Manaserian
expressed this opinion during the August 30 seminar-discussion
"The Efficiency of Modern Communication System in Armenia" held by
the Armenian Center for National and International Studies. In his
words, having declared the IT sector a priority sector of the economy,
the government is not taking "any serious steps" for IT development.

Speaking about problems related to information security in Armenia,
the economist noted that information security has a direct relation
to national security. Out of threats to information security,
T. Manaserian pointed out numerous computer viruses on the websites
of all state structures, particularly, of the National Assembly and
the government.

In his opinion, the IT sector should not be viewed as a separate branch
as it has certain influence on all sectors of the economy. "If the IT
sector is not at a satisfactory level, we cannot expect, for example,
a growth in the economy’s competitiveness," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress