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Government has this year allocated over $ 1 million for Hi Tech sphere development

03.11.2009 14:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It’s already two years Armenian Government has been providing financial assistance to High Tech sphere development, Armen Grigoryan, Executive Secretary of IT Development Support Council under RA Government, told a press conference in Yerevan. “Last year, Government allocated USD 1 million. This years’ allocations comprised more. Of course, the sphere needs more financial assistance,” Executive Secretary said.

The Council, he added, reveals and discusses problems in IT sphere and submits them to Government. “We have already elaborated an IT development concept which envisages organization of several events, such as creating electronic system and rendering public services. There is already a commission coordinating all those issues,” Armen Grigoryan said, adding that Council’s recent session focused on problems in communication and education spheres.

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