Wednesday, June 7 2023 17:00

ArmInfo. Armenia has a high potential in the field of innovation and high technology. This was  stated by Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Olga Algayerova during a meeting with the Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Robert Khachatryan.

At the same time, she noted that the UNECE highly appreciates the  partnership with the Ministry of High- Tech Industry.

According to the press service of the ministry, during the meeting,  the second report prepared by the UNECE together with representatives  of a number of government agencies; Innovation for Sustainable  Development Review (I4SDR) of Armenia was presented, the purpose of  which is to analyze the current state and development of the national  innovation system of Armenia, to identify existing gaps and providing  clear proposals for their neutralization.

It is reported that the parties discussed issues related to improving  the methodology of statistics on innovation, as well as the possible  involvement of the potential of the Armenian Diaspora in order to  stimulate innovation in the agricultural sector of Armenia.

For his part, Robert Khachatryan stressed that the Ministry of  High-Tech Industry is ready to assist in the implementation of UNECE  initiatives in the field of high technologies.

It should be reminded that at the end of May, at the budget hearings  in the commissions of the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia, Minister Khachatryan said that the turnover of the Armenian  high- tech sector exceeded $1 billion. He noted that over 20,000  people are currently employed in the field. Last year alone, 4,000  new companies were registered.