Digitec traditional business forum opens in Yerevan June 24, 2011 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan participated at the opening of the fourth Digitec business forum and Microsoft Innovative Forum. “The forum is a ground enabling the government to communicate with all representatives of the sector to gain better understanding of priorities and tasks to be solved,” the Prime Minister said during the opening. He reminded that five years ago IT sector was announced a priority by the government, with the special council headed by him set up. Since then, steps have been undertaken for the resolution of problems in the sector and creation of favorable grounds for its development. Sargsyan noted that over the last three years, the IT sector has been the leader for growth rate among other sectors of Armenian economy. In this connection he added that if in 2009 the mobile internet subscriber’s number amounted to 1,1 mln., in 2010 their number reached 1,343 mln. As of the first quarter of 2011, the subscribers number grossed 1,7 mln. At the same time the number of broadband Internet subscribers in Armenia totaled 70 thous. in 2009; as of 2010, their number increased to 170 thous., reaching 240 thous. in the first quarter of 2011. This year, Digitec business forum will feature Microsoft Innovative Forum, DigiTec Business exhibition, as well as number of seminars and conferences, where the latest solutions and services offered to state institutions and businessmen will be presented. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. 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. |