  Armenia EIC Project to be submitted for WB Board approval in October 2010  July 16, 2010 - 12:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Juan Navas-Sabater, lead ICT Policy Specialist at the Global Information and Communication Technologies Department of the World Bank announced that the Armenia E-Society and Innovation for Competitiveness (EIC) Project will be submitted for approval of the WB Board in October 2010. The $24-million program to be implemented in 4 years consists of 2 basic parts: development of infrastructure of e-society in Armenia and strengthening of the private sector. As Navas-Sabater noted, it will provide local young specialists offering IT services in Armenia with an outlet to international markets, including the Silicon valley.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
