25 Years of UATE: Technological Armenia ready for more!

ArmInfo.  Armenia's tech industry is ready for more ambitious programs, a broader international presence, and a deeper impact on the country's economic development, as stated by Ruben Simonyan, RA Deputy Minister of  High-Tech Industry, during the 25th Annual Conference of the Union of  Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE).

He highlighted that currently, hundreds of tech companies are  operating in Armenia, employing thousands of highly qualified  engineers, and producing products that are competitive in  international markets. In this process, he pointed out the important  role of UATE as a platform for collaboration, idea generation, and  industry consolidation. He compared the Union's activities over the  past 25 years to the growth and maturation of Armenia's tech  ecosystem.

Presenting the Union's quarter-century results, its Executive  Director, Sargis Karapetyan, stated that 270 companies are now UATE  members. By the end of 2025 alone, 73 of these companies were  included in the list of the country's top 1,000 taxpayers, having  contributed 129.4 billion drams to the state treasury.  Furthermore,  some Union members are among the country's top 5 taxpayers. In just  one year, the number of Union members has grown by 25%, or 80  companies. Karapetyan expressed confidence that by the end of 2026,  approximately 400 companies will have become UATE members, marking  another step toward a stronger, more consolidated, and more  competitive technology community. In his speech, UATE Chairman  Alexander Yesayan emphasized that the increase in conference  participants reflects the community's growth and unity.

The Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia,  Zhanna Andreasyan, was also in attendance at the event. She  highlighted UATE's significant impact on technological education  through both substantive and systemic changes. She expressed  satisfaction with the technology community's self- organization,  willingness to take responsibility, and partner with the state. The  head of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, noted that  technological education in Armenia also has export potential.  She  emphasized that, in addition to implementing a more targeted policy  for developing technological education, it is also necessary to  create a product that is potentially of interest to the world and  will help increase Armenia's visibility.

Andreasyan also stressed the importance of the Armath laboratories,  which help strengthen our schools.  "This changes the lives of  approximately 17,000 students every week, but it could also change  the lives of the 430,000 who go to school every day. We must continue  this work. We are serious and have goals that will contribute to  technological education," the Minister said.

It is worth noting that the UATE Council and its chairperson were  elected during the Conference.  Alexander Yesayan, co-founder and CEO  of Team Telecom Armenia, Firebird AI, and several other companies,  was re-elected to this position.

According to the RA Statistics Committee, revenue in Armenia's ICT  sector increased by 15.3% in 2025, reaching 1.2 trillion drams. The  sector specifically saw a revenue of 514.1 billion drams, marking a  23.2% growth compared to the previous year.