UEICT intends to get involved in educational programs of Ministry of  High-Tech Industry

ArmInfo.The Union  of  Employers  of  Information  and Communication Technologies (UE ICT) intends to get involved in the educational programs of the Ministry  of High-Tech Industry.

This was announced at a meeting of Minister of High-Tech Industry of  Armenia Hakob Arshakyan with President of UE ICT Armen Baldryan and   Executive Director of the Union Eduard Musaelyan.

According to the press service of the department, the guests  presented to the Minister the programs implemented by the Union and  further plans. "We will try to solve certain problems of the private  sector with the help of universities," Musaelyan said. He explained  that the new program aims to train students in entrepreneurship  skills by giving them a space to work together.

In turn, Arshakyan stressed the importance of implementing such  programs in the regions of Armenia. In this regard, he said that  about 6 thousand people are involved in various educational  initiatives of the ministry, half of whom are residents of the  regions. "All of these initiatives stimulate collaboration with  private companies. But the primary need to implement such programs is  in Kapan and Artsakh," he said.

It is reported that in the near future Minister Arshakyan intends to  pay a visit to the Republic of Artsakh to discuss on the spot the  possibilities of developing the sector of high technologies.