Top IT executive raises shortage of 4,000 professionals in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - In Armenia, there is a shortage of 4,000 professionals in the IT sector, which at the moment cannot be filled, Dr. Yervant Zorian, Chief Engineer and President of Synopsys, told the conference Science & Business Days 2022 in Yerevan on June 15, Sputnik Armenia reports.

He explained that it was for this reason that projects that could potentially be implemented in Armenia end up in other countries instead. Zoryan noted that there is a shortage of personnel in technology companies around the world.

"Specialists coming to Armenia today can partially fill the gaps, but many come with their own companies, so the deficit still exists. For the development of technologies, diversity is necessary in everything," Dr. Zorian said..

"Our company employs 18,000 people in total, more than 1,000 of them are in Yerevan. It is gratifying that there is an influx of personnel from abroad today, but work must be done not only in universities, but also in schools."

He noted that about 40% of the employees Synopsys Armenia are women and stressed the need to increase their role in technology development.