Armenia's Business Innovation Forum 2017 slated for Nov 10-11October 31, 2017 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Business Innovation Forum 2017 organized by the Union of Information Technology Enterprises will be held on November 10-11 in the Armenian town of Dilijan. The Forum is organised in partnership with Support to SME Вevelopment in Armenia (SMEDA) project. SMEDA project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ’s Private Sector Development in South Caucasus Programme. The forum will gather some 200 entrepreneurs and IT specialists from Armenia and abroad around technological innovation and business presentations. Armenia's digital transformation and innovation agenda will be discussed, success stories will be unveiled, and business meetings will be organized throughout the two days of the gathering. 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 | U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. |