RA Government passed 2009 IT Development ProgramApril 23, 2009 - 21:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During Thursday meeting RA Government passed 2009 IT Development Program.The program aims at increasing RA society's awareness and strengthening of IT sphere, RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyans stated. According to him, the program will be supported by RA Government and sponsored by WB, that will allocate $ 30 million. According to RA Economy Minister, the program features 8 directions, including creation of telecommunication centers in rural regions and providing computers to RA population within the framework of the program. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |