3rd Annual Armenian IT Competitiveness Conference to take place in Yerevan
armradio.am
21.11.2009 10:41
The USAID-funded Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) Project
will host the 3rd Annual Armenian Information Technology (IT)
Conference on November 24 in Yerevan. The event is being organized in
collaboration with industry representatives, including the Ministry of
Economy, Armenian Development Agency, Microsoft Armenia, Enterprise
Incubator Foundation, D-Link, Arminco and IT business associations,
and aims to bring the industry together on pressing issues.
Despite the declines in sales and investment due to the global
economic crisis, the Armenian IT industry had a number of achievements
during the past year, such as improved tax and customs procedures as a
result of successful public private sector cooperation; entrance of
the third mobile operator into the telecommunication market, number of
local and regional IT expos and forums securing business deals for
Armenian IT firms; and ArmTech Congress in Silicon Valley showcasing
Armenia’s high tech capabilities in one of world’s largest high tech
economic centers.
While in light of the latest political and economic developments, the
conference aims to analyze the current opportunities and challenges
and define IT industry priorities for the future. The conference will
raise and seek solutions to Armenia’s telecommunication sector
development, will highlight how academic partnerships can result in
competitive educational curricula, and how the creation of venture
capital funds can support the development and expansion of high tech
businesses.
`The competitiveness of the Armenian IT industry is highly dependant
on a fast transfer of new technologies into the country, adoption of
international best practice, availability of Armenian information and
creation of a sound educational environment. The conference provides
an excellent opportunity to bring the cluster together to discuss ways
for improved management of these processes,’ Armen Abrahamyan, CAPS IT
Cluster Coordinator says.