THE IT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COUNCIL (ITDSC) MET, CHAIRED BY COUNCIL HEAD, RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN.

Fr iday, 9 October 2009

The IT Development Support Council (ITDSC) met, chaired by council
head, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.

To start with, ITDSC Executive Secretary A. Grigoryan introduced the
new council members. Then the meeting proceeded to the first agenda
item entitled telecommunications, covering the main topics discussed
at the ITT leaders’ informal meeting, which was held last July 4-5
in Dilijan town.

In particular, there have been discussed issues bearing on
international outreach, infrastructure- and network-related online
services, as well as on the possibilities for State support to the
development of national networks.

The head of government directed the Ministry of Economy to draft
a time-table for the proposed actions in cooperation with the
stakeholders.

Next, RA Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan presented an action plan,
referred to as Outreach Events, including a few functions hosted by
the Synopsis Armenia training department, the RA President’s annual
award, the gala ceremony for a newly established presidential award,
organization of "ArmTech" forum, as well as a series of lectures,
contests and events aimed at expanding and raising awareness of the
IT sector in Armenia.

The Council has also discussed research- and educati on-related items,
namely achieving enhanced consistency between graduate academic
curricula and market demand, closer schooling-industry feedback etc.

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan instructed the stakeholders to take
up the above proposals with the Ministry of Education and Science
and the Ministry of Economy.