Armenia should be among world leaders in a number of technological  areas - expert

ArmInfo. Armenia should become one of the leading countries in the world in a number of technological areas, Sevak Hovhannisyan, a member of the working group on science and technology under the RA Prime Minister, a member of the board of I-V Consulting, stated 5 during parliamentary hearings on the prospects for the development of the high-tech sector, on March 5.  

Armenia will have to enter the top 5 or top 10 among the leading  states of the world in terms of information and high technologies. It  is also planned that over the next 10 years, the share of the  information and high technology sector in the country's GDP will be  significantly increased - up to 15-20%. Today the corresponding  figure in Israel is 18%, approximately the same in Singapore. The  indicator of 15-20% of Armenia's GDP, the speaker continued, is a  very high indicator and an ambitious project.

The proposed solutions also provide for the complete digitization of  the country's entire economy and its technical re-equipment.

Sevak Hovhannisyan noted that the IT community of Armenia considers  it necessary to focus on solving three main tasks: the development of  computer programs, software development and the provision of services  in the field of information technology.