Monday, July 11 2022 17:36

ArmInfo. The emerging new global and geopolitical realities have been added to the current objective problems of the digital agenda. On July 11, in Krasnoyarsk,  at discussions on the topic "Cooperation between Armenia and Russia  within the framework of the EAEU, including the development and  digitization of IT technologies," Armen Gevorgyan, member of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition  "Armenia", faction stated.

As the press service of the RA National Assembly reports, Gevorgyan  in speech noted, in part:  " Since the adoption of the statement on  the EAEU Digital Agenda, the member states have come a long way in  the introduction of digital technologies in the national public  administration and economy. It is important that the efficiency of  the introduction of digital technologies has not fallen during the  pandemic, and we have witnessed new projects. At the same time, we  need to recognize that the pace and results of work on the digital  agenda are very different in our countries. In preparation for this  meeting, I got acquainted with the report on the implementation of  projects within the framework of the EAEU Digital Agenda for 2022.  Unfortunately, I should note that in that report I did not see any  data on the effectiveness of projects aimed at digitizing integration  mechanisms. I think that it will be useful, based on the results of  our work, to propose the EAEU Commission to develop and introduce the  so-called key performance indicators of the digital agenda, according  to which, It will be possible to determine the quantitative and  qualitative parameters of the impact of digital projects on the  growth of trade turnover between our countries, on the growth of the  GDP of our union taken as a whole and individual sectors of economy,  on the increase in the competitiveness and quality of products  manufactured in our countries, on the deepening of industrial and  other cooperation.

Today, the new global and geopolitical realities that have emerged  have also been added to the existing objective problems of the  digital agenda. In this new environment of relations, in my opinion,  two essential aspects of cooperation in the field of digital  technologies become relevant: the first is the strengthening of the  bilateral component of cooperation, I mean the Armenian-Russian  cooperation, and the second is the relationship between new  challenges in the field of national security and the digital agenda  for development.

Leading areas of joint research can be the "neutralization of digital  risks" for national security and the "digital transformation" of the  military-industrial complex of our countries.

It is already obvious that we will deal with cyber terrorism, cyber  weapons and cyber war in the new world order. These issues have  become more relevant for Armenia after the 44-day war. Our joint  efforts on issues of information technology security should be  doubled both in terms of ensuring the maximum effectiveness of the  peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the face of increasing  rejection of their presence by the Turkish coalition, and ensuring  the territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the  Republic of Armenia.

The traditional and only producer ensuring the state sovereignty is  the military-industrial complex, because the state occupies a central  place in the activity and development of this complex. Undoubtedly,  the defense industry is one of the leaders of technological progress  around the world, including in the field of information technology.  The enterprises of the military-industrial complex should ensure the  "digitization" of their own production in order to be able to  integrate into the "digital economy" and correspond to the level of  development of management technologies in other sectors of the  economy.  The successful conduct of military operations requires  timely comprehensive information support. That is why the emergence  of the "digital economy" is a challenge for the military-industrial  complex.

Colleagues, the launch of the Armenian-Russian "comprehensive digital  competitiveness" can help to adequately and effectively meet the  mentioned challenges through multilateral cooperation, based on the  existing joint and national military- industrial associations,  scientific research platforms and a large number of qualified human  resources. At the level of interstate cooperation, it is possible to  define the problem of ensuring the stability and security of the  information and telecommunication infrastructures of our countries at  all levels of the information and digital space, including within the  framework of the unified systems of interaction and management of the  EAEU and CSTO.

Such an initiative will also be important for the development of the  spheres of education and science. The Republic of Armenia can become  a unique scientific laboratory, where rather daring and extraordinary  scientific researches and experiments can be carried out, where  laboratory workshops and start-up productions can be created together  with Russian investors. In addition, digital cooperation between our  countries within the framework of the military-industrial complex can  maximally promote the policy of defense-industrial self-sufficiency  of Armenia, which will minimize the dependence of the country on  external factors.

In conclusion, I would like to note that the digital cooperation  between our countries can objectively form a new quality of  Armenian-Russian integration and open new perspectives for its  deepening.

Thank you for your attention," Armen Gevorgyan concluded his speech.