 Armenia to host IBM regional center of excellence September 2, 2016 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An IBM regional center of excellence for social services will be established in Armenia, a corresponding decision made at the Friday, September 2 government session. Minister of Labor Artem Asatryan announced the country will start employing a unified e-platform of public social services, which means they will appear in a tech environment which will ensure their compatibility for a single database. For that reason, with the support of the U.S. government, Armenia has signed a memorandum with the IBM Corporation which envisages the creation of a regional center of excellence based on IBM Curam software. Not only will the center enable creating systems for future automation of services, but it will also help ship them abroad, the Minister added.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
