ArmInfo. The Armenian IT market mainly works for outsourcing, there are many good specialists here, but so far there are no business needs of such scale to serve within the country. This opinion was expressed in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent by Levon Ghazaryan, member of the World IT Congress (WCIT), manager of BearingPoint international consulting company.
He emphasized that the Business to Customer model works well in Armenia. In this vein, the expert referred to the experience of PicsArt in Armenia, which provides applications for the end user. ''When we talk about large IT projects, in particular in the field of artificial intelligence, which are mainly represented by scientific initiatives, 90% of the needs of this sector are generated by large companies that have money and are rather developed to understand that these funds should be invested in computer optimization. As far as I know, unfortunately, there is no such business volume in Armenia yet,'' he emphasized. Today, according to Ghazaryan, in Armenia it would be possible to develop such a direction as supply and purchase management (Sales and Distribution), since the country has many companies engaged in the supply of goods. At the same time, he noted that large production companies have equipment equipped with sensors, which in particular inform about the need for unscheduled repairs, signaling problems even before the breakdown. "This is a simple and interesting direction, which, given the market saturation, could be actively developed here," he emphasized.
At the same time, Ghazaryan emphasized that it makes sense for international consulting companies to study the possibilities of the Armenian market in order to start cooperation with local developers. ''We are creating corporate data warehouses, automatic reporting systems, consolidation, budgeting, and infographics. In general, there are good retailers in Armenia who can afford it'', he noted.
To note, BearingPoint is an international company specializing in business consulting and information technology. The company was formed as a result of the creation of consulting practice within the framework of KPMG, its division into an independent legal entity under the name KPMG Consulting in 2001 and the subsequent renaming to BearingPoint.