Seeing Armenia as technologically developed country government`s  strategic goal - premier 

ArmInfo.A consultation was held today chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in which representatives of about 30 large IT companies participated.

Vice President of the National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan, Minister of  High-tech Industry Robert Khachatryan, Minister of Finance Vahe  Hovhannisyan and other officials also participated in the  consultation.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister noted that the  purpose of the consultation is to understand what problems exist in  the sector, to find out the effectiveness of the policies implemented  by the government for the development of the sector, as well as to  discuss the future tasks.

The representatives of the IT sector presented the problems solved in  the sector through the programs carried out by the government,  presented their ideas on improving the existing regulations, as well  as suggestions for long-term solutions of the existing problems in  the sector.

Based on the results of the discussion, the Prime Minister instructed  to create a working group, to carry out follow-up work on the raised  issues, to develop an effective solution model, to set a timetable  and to present it at the next meeting. The Head of the Government  emphasized that seeing Armenia as a technological and technologically  developed country has been a strategic goal since 2018. "My message  is that the government has that political will, and it is a program  thesis for us," added the Prime Minister.