INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BALLOON

Lragir
Jan 18 2008
Armenia

Although the government of Armenia states that IT is an economic
priority, and there is an intention and a goal to turn Armenia into
a leader in the region, the efforts that are made are mere formality.

The Armenian presidential candidate Arthur Baghdasaryan voiced this
opinion during the meeting with small and medium-sized businesses
on January 23. For instance, he says, the government has assigned
only 180 million drams, which is about 300 thousand dollars, for the
development of IT.

"It is clear that the speeches about turning Armenia into an IT leader
of the region are lies," Arthur Baghdasaryan says. According to him,
the economic policy of the Armenian government does not enable the
expression of human creativity in any sphere.