Ameriabank gets Innovative Company of the Year prize June 23, 2015 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Ameriabank was awarded the DigiBusiness prize in the Innovative Company of the Year category by DigiTec 2015 Forum, the Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UITE), the organizer of the gathering, said, according to ARKA. DigiBusiness prize was awarded in various categories to companies operating outside the IT industry, which successfully use IT solutions in their everyday activity. UITE said the annual contest is designed to attract companies which use latest IT technology and showcase it to the public at large. It said these companies will serve as a good example for their colleagues. The eighth annual DigiTec Business Forum 2015 themed "smart solutions for smart business" was held in Yerevan on June 19-20. It was attended by more than 70 companies. The purpose of the annual event is promotion of entrepreneurship in the sector of information technology, creation of conditions to obtain information on the latest technological solutions and exchange of experience. The two-day forum featured plenary sessions, business presentations, exhibitions, seminars, round tables, meetings with local and international entrepreneurs, experts and representatives of government agencies. This year’s event featured tourism, trade, agriculture, construction, mining sector, financial and banking sectors, e-commerce, health, education and transport. The event was held under the high patronage of Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan. The Union of Information Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UITE) was founded in 2000 to protect the economic interests of IT companies and promote research in the field of IT. Ameriabank is a universal bank providing investment, corporate and retail banking services in a comprehensive package of banking solutions. This is the first investment bank in Armenia that has been providing a wide range of innovative banking services since 2007. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |