"viasphere" Technical Park Recognized The Best In South Cauc

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AZG Armenian Daily #172, 21/09/2007

 

"VIASPHERE" TECHNICAL PARK RECOGNIZED THE BEST IN SOUTH CAUCASUS

 

IT Months Becoming Tradition in Armenia

 

This year the "IT Month" will last longer than the previous one; it was launched on September 13 and will last until the end of October. According to Armen Grigorian, the head of the Prime Minister’s Council for IT Development, the IT Month is aimed at increasing the role of the government in the process of development of the IT sphere in Armenia.

 

The IT Month is organized by the Council for IT Development, the IT Foundation of Armenia, the Enterprise Incubator Foundation, the IT Enterprizes Union, the UNIDO, the UNDP "Competitive Private Sector in Armenia" program, and the "Microsoft" and "Sun Microsystems" companies.

 

In the frameworks of the "IT Month" event the fifth symposium dedicated to the Electrotechnics and Radioelectronics International Institute and the presentation of the "Real advantages of Microsoft Windows" program have been already held.

 

An agreement about realizing joint education programs has been signed between the Enterprise Incubator Foundation and the "National Instruments" company, USA. At present the "ECAbit 2007" international innovation symposium (September 20-21) and the "Imagine Cup - Armenia" competition of young programmers are being held.

 

The last event of the IT Month shall become the international "DigiTech 2007" exhibition, October 26-28.

 

The director executive of the "Synopsis-Armenia" company Rich Goldman said that the IT sphere is the future of Armenia. Armenia can get the supremacy in this sphere; therefore there is much to do. Head of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation Bagrat Engibarian stated that the IT Month of 2007 remarkably differed from the previous ones both by its quantity and quality indexes. He emphasized the activity of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation and "Viasphere" in the region of South Caucasus.

 

Head of "Viasphere" technical park Aram Vardanian informed that over 30 companies, structures and services are quartered at present at the technical park. Due to "Synopsis" the number of the employees of "Viasphere" reached 800. According to data provide by the World Bank, "Viasphere" is the best in South Caucasus

 

By A. Haroutiunian, Translated by A.M.

 

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