ArmInfo. It is necessary to join efforts to turn Armenia into an advanced technological country. On February 7, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian stated this during a meeting with representatives of the information technology sector.
During the meeting, as the RA President's Press Service reports, Armen Sarkissian emphasized the importance of developing modern technologies. Presenting in this context the ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow) Presidential Initiative for the Development of Technology and Science in Armenia, the President noted that this three-component program is aimed at involving leading IT companies in Armenia in order to apply the practice of artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling, and training. The President said that a preliminary agreement has already been reached with two dozen organizations.
The President also referred to the "Armenian Summit of Minds", which will be held this year in Armenia and which will be devoted to artificial intelligence and geopolitics. He also announced the holding of a Horasis-China international conference, in which dozens of Chinese companies will visit Armenia.
Representatives of the IT sector especially noted the meeting with the president, his support in the development of new technologies in Armenia, emphasizing that they are ready for cooperation and will come up with specific proposals.
