RA President: For the development of startups and new technologies,  both a developed education system and the creation of an appropriate  environment.

ArmInfo.For the development of startups and new technologies, both a developed education system and the creation of an appropriate environment and conditions are  necessary. RA President Armen Sargsyan stated that during a distance conversation with representatives of the Armenian Armenian start-up ecosystem.

According to the president, quoted by his press service, the  participation of creative people in startups is very important. "You  know, that one of the biggest problems is attracting talented, young,  well-educated people. In this context, education is becoming very  important. Without education, it is impossible to think about a  creative, innovative environment, "the president said, adding that  Armenia is a small country, located away from large markets, but the  21st century opens up new opportunities. "If we can build the right  relationship, we can use international funds for our development. It  is important that startups and individuals ultimately remain in  Armenia and become good business citizens of Armenia," the president  said.

The President does not consider the existence of the largest number  of startups in the United States to be random, due to several  circumstances. <Firstly, there are very good universities around, and  secondly, the world's largest electronic companies. This creates an  environment. Market, demand, specialists, all in one place. This is  an American model. Today in the USA there are most venture funds and  more startups. There are other models. If you take the UK, one of the  most famous centers is the scientific city of Cambridge University,  which was founded near Cambridge University, which employs a huge  number of highly skilled specialists. Near the university are centers  of Microsoft, Apple and other major technology companies. An area has  been created where startups can go and easily use the university,  have connections with big business and grow, "said Armen Sargsyan. He  believes that the connection of education, industry and the market is  important for the development of startups.

In this context, he referred to the ATOM presidential initiative  (Advanced tomorrow). <The idea is to attract large companies to  Armenia to create joint laboratories in the field of programming and  artificial intelligence. ATOM will consist of three parts. The first  part will be called Museum of the Future one that will show what life  will be like in 20 years. The second part will be a scientific  center. And the third - establishing contacts with leading companies.  With the largest technology companies around the world, including  Microsoft, Apple, Siemens, IBM, Dassault, Thales, there are already  preliminary agreements on creating the same environment as in Silicon  Valley, France, Great Britain, Germany. We need such an environment.  We are already planning architectural solutions for the ATOM project,  and we already have many interesting proposals, "the president said.

Answering a question in which areas gaps in the spread of coronavirus  were identified, what solutions startups can offer, the president  advised young people to analyze what the world was like before the  appearance of coronavirus and how it will change after it. "And how  are we going to change?" As for the areas in which startups can work,  the president said that there are many. "The goal in the health  sector should be to protect the individual and prevent epidemics,"  the president said, adding the food security sector. <This is a very  important area in all countries, from Armenia to the USA. We have  four neighboring countries. We must be self-sufficient. We need  mechanisms to be able to <produce, sell surpluses, export them and  get food from other countries. Both Armenia and Artsakh have great  potential in this area - new types of agricultural production that  can be produced using new technologies and using new ideas. "We are  moving to a new system of electronic banking and electronic services.  Therefore, you will need many tools that you need to create in order  for these systems to be effective," Armen Sargsyan concluded.