We are going round in circles: Aram Kocharyan on  current IT  situation in Armenia

 Wednesday, July 9 2025 14:02:00
We are going round in circles: Aram Kocharyan on  current IT  situation in Armenia

ArmInfo.  Many in Armenia believe that the IT sector is in excellent condition, and there is no cause or councern, but this is far from true. This opinion was shared by co- founder and director of Layerswap  Aram Kocharyan, during a conversation with an ArmInfo correspondent at Tech Week Vanadzor-2025.

4th annual CyberGEN conference on cybersecurity to take place in Armenia from June 14 to 21
 Friday, May 30 2025 17:06

ArmInfo.  From June 14 to June 21, the 4th annual  CyberGEN conference will be held in Dilijan, dedicated to  cybersecurity. The week-long event will include a number of events. Details of the conference were announced at a press conference on May 30 by Nerses Yeritsyan, the head of the Information Systems Agency of Armenia, Komitas Stepanyan, the head of the CBA Department for Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Marie Barseghyan, the director of the Microsoft Innovation Center and the head of the CyHub  Armenia project, Ruben Muradyan the director of information security at Hexens, and Salwa Nacouzi, the rector of the French University in Armenia.

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Plans to introduce AWS Outposts in Armenia 
 Saturday, May 24 2025 15:02

ArmInfo.  Armenia is considering implementing AWS (Amazon Web Services) Outposts, which will ensure the stability of the regional cloud. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, citing the  results of the meeting of the head of the department Mkhitar  Hayrapetyan with the vice president and chief cloud officer of the world's leading cloud computing company AWS Jeff Barr.

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Jeff Barr: Amazon Web Services  interested in enhancing partnership  with Armenia
 Friday, May 23 2025 16:46

ArmInfo. On May 23, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan received Vice President of Amazon Web Services  (AWS) Jeff Barr.

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In Armenia, capital expenditures underfulfilled by 70% in first  quarter of 2025
 Friday, May 23 2025 12:44

ArmInfo. In the first quarter of 2025, the underfulfillment of capital expenditures in Armenia amounted to almost 70%. This is stated by the experts of the Luys Foundation, analyzing the report on the execution of the state budget of the Republic of Armenia for January-March of this year.

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Armenia improves position in Global Startup Ecosystem Index -  minister 
 Friday, May 23 2025 11:21

ArmInfo.  Over the past year, Armenia has improved its performance in the Global Startup Ecosystem  Index by three positions. This was written by the Minister of  High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan on his Facebook page.

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Team Telecom Armenia completes upgrading of mobile network in Tavush 
 Wednesday, May 21 2025 11:16

ArmInfo.Team Telecom Armenia has completely modernized its mobile network in Tavushk, thanks to which thousands of residents of the region are already enjoying  significantly higher quality and faster communication.

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Azimut production company installs VOR/DME 2700 radio beacon in Armenia
 Tuesday, May 20 2025 11:14

ArmInfo. The Azimut production company of the Rostec State Corporation has delivered a VOR/DME 2700 radio beacon to Armenia. The equipment was installed near the city of  Sisian, the press service of the State Corporation reported.

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Team Telecom Armenia announces launch of 5G
 Monday, May 19 2025 12:19

ArmInfo. One of the leading telecommunications operators in Armenia, Team Telecom Armenia, has launched a 5G network in the Erebuni administrative district of the capital. This was announced in a congratulatory video message on the  occasion of the International Telecommunication and Information Society Day by Team Telecom Armenia CEO Hayk Yesakyan.

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Launch of digital radio discussed in Armenia
 Thursday, May 8 2025 12:48

ArmInfo.  Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan received the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the international organization of the digital  radio industry WorldDAB and the chief architect of the BBC digital systems Lindsay Cornell and the communications manager William Jackson.

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Armenia, Sweden to expand innovation, technological and investment cooperation 
 Friday, May 2 2025 12:27

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Sweden have reached an agreement on expanding innovative, technological and investment cooperation, as well as long-term mutually beneficial cooperation. This was reported by the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, citing the results of the visit of Deputy Minister Ruben Simonyan to Sweden to participate in the Business Seminar on Armenia event.

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Team Telecom Armenia Expands International Partnerships: U.S. Newsmax Channel to Air in Armenia
 Wednesday, April 30 2025 17:46

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia announces a new and important stage in its international cooperation through a partnership with one of the leading U.S. news organizations, Newsmax. As part of this agreement, Newsmax’s content will become available to Team Telecom Armenia customers, granting them access to a broad range of American and international news, current affairs, and live broadcasts from key global capitals.

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U.S. ambassador to Armenia meets with head of ServiceTitan Armenia  office
 Tuesday, April 29 2025 17:05

ArmInfo.  U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien held a meeting with Ashot Tonoyan, Director of the ServiceTitan Armenia office. 

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First Armenian satellite Armsat 1 completes mission 
 Monday, April 28 2025 14:29

ArmInfo.  The first domestic satellite of Armenia, Armsat-1, developed by the Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory and the Center for Scientific Innovation and Education, crossed the Karman line (the conventional boundary of space at an altitude of 100 km) for the last time and completed its mission. This is stated in the official message of the laboratory on  its Facebook page.

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Fab Lab digital production laboratory opened in Gyumri
 Wednesday, April 23 2025 17:44

ArmInfo.Fab Lab digital production laboratory opened at the Gyumri branch of the State  Academy of Arts of Armenia. The initiative was launched as part of the AGBU Armenia "Katapult" Creative Acceleration Program, supported by the European Union in Armenia and in partnership with the "Fab Lab  Armenia"  Educational Foundation and the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO.

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Team establishing a 1-hectare forest in Lori
 Tuesday, April 22 2025 14:54

ArmInfo. As part of the Earth Day, Team Telecom Armenia has launched a sustainable development project, involving its customers in it as well. For every smartphone sold in the last week, the company will plant 10 trees, establishing a 1- hectare forest in the Bovadzor community of Lori region.

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Armenia to support IT companies in hiring foreign specialists, new  employees and  retraining personnel
 Thursday, April 17 2025 20:06

ArmInfo. Armenian IT companies will be granted tax preferences for hiring foreign specialists, new  employees, and for retraining personnel. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the procedure for providing state support  at a government meeting on April 17.

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Digital CEPA implementation system to be launched in Armenia
 Wednesday, April 16 2025 11:25

ArmInfo.  Deputy Chairperson of the RA National Assembly Committee on European Integration Meri Galstyan received representatives of the Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office on April 15.

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New Aznavour and Nvidia supercomputers in Armenia to be fully  operational by the end of 2025
 Thursday, April 10 2025 15:44

ArmInfo.The new Nvidia supercomputer, purchased by the Armenian government at the end of 2024, will be  operational by the end of 2025, as stated by the RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan on April 10 at a government meeting.

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Minister: Armenia entering a new stage of digital development
 Saturday, April 5 2025 14:36

ArmInfo. Armenia is entering a new stage of digital development.  RA Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan  posted this on his Facebook page.

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Armenia`s embassy sums up minister-led Armenian delegation`s visit  to Estonia 
 Thursday, April 3 2025 11:34

ArmInfo. The Armenian Embassy in Lithuania summed up the visit of the delegation headed by the Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Mkhitar Hayrapetyan to  Estonia.

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