Launch of digital radio discussed in Armenia

 Thursday, May 8 2025 12:48:00
Launch of digital radio discussed in Armenia

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.

Armenian CEC reps take part in seminar on AI
 Monday, December 9 2024 13:12

ArmInfo.Chairman of the  Central Electoral Commission of Armenia Vahagn Hovakimyan and Head of  the CEC External Relations Department Hermine Harutyunyan took part  in a seminar in Tirana on the topic of "Artificial Intelligence for  Electoral Actors".

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Armenia`s Ministry of Hi-Tech Industry, WB discuss cooperation in  broadband communication development 
 Wednesday, November 27 2024 11:43

ArmInfo. The World Bank delegation led by Michel Rozhin visited the Ministry of High-Tech Industry. The meeting was attended by Deputy Ministers of High-Tech  Industry of Armenia Gevorg Mantashyan and Gevorg Meliksetyan and  Carolin Geginat, Country Manager of the World Bank (WB) for Armenia. 

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Yerevan, Los Angeles to start technological collaboration 
 Tuesday, November 26 2024 17:12

ArmInfo.As part of the official visit to the United States, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed a memorandum of understanding.

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Digital labor contract system to be introduced in Armenia
 Tuesday, November 26 2024 12:33

ArmInfo. A digital system for concluding employment contracts will be introduced in Armenia. At  its session on November 26, the RA National Assembly Committee on  Labor and Social Affairs issued a positive conclusion on the  amendments to the Labor Code submitted by the RA government in the  second reading. 

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Armenia, Sapin condier possible cooperation in high-tech field 
 Friday, November 22 2024 12:10

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Spain considered the possibilities of developing bilateral relations in a number of areas of the high-tech industry. This was reported by the  press service of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, citing a meeting  between Deputy Head of the Ministry Gevorg Mantashyan and Ambassador  of the Kingdom of Spain to Armenia (residence Moscow) Ricardo  Martinez Vazquez. 

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Armenia, Latvia map out ways of cooperation in digitization and  telecommunication
 Thursday, November 21 2024 12:58

ArmInfo.Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Gevorg Mantashyan received the Ambassador of Latvia to Armenia (residence Tbilisi) Edite Medne.

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Pashinyan presents the RA State Award for global contribution in IT  sector to Narayana Murthy
 Saturday, November 16 2024 11:31

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the RA State Award for Global Contribution in the field of information technology to Narayana Murthy, the founder of  Infosys Limited. The 14th ceremony awarding the state prize was held  yesterday at the government.

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Armenian NA vice-speaker meets with group of scientists 
 Friday, November 15 2024 11:33

ArmInfo. On November 14, Deputy  Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan received in parliament a group of renowned scientists who arrived in Yerevan from the USA, China, Germany, Ukraine, and Estonia to participate in  an international forum on microelectronics.

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High technology development program in Armenia to run until 2032
 Thursday, November 14 2024 16:17

ArmInfo. The high technology sector in Armenia will receive state support. The National  Assembly discussed amendments to the law "On state support to the  high technology sector" and to the Tax Code of the Republic of  Armenia during the plenary session on November 14 in the first  reading.

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First TUMO center in South America to open in Argentine capital of  Buenos Aires
 Thursday, November 14 2024 15:53

ArmInfo. The first Tumo center in South America is expected to open in the Argentine capital of  Buenos Aires in 2025. This was announced by the Minister of  Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MESC) of Armenia Zhanna  Andreasyan at a meeting with the Minister of Education of Buenos  Aires Maria de las Mercedes Miguel.

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Armenia to host International Microelectronics Forum
 Wednesday, November 13 2024 14:41

ArmInfo. For the first time, Armenia will host the International Microelectronics Forum. The organizer of the forum, which will be held on November 14 as part of the Microelectronics Olympiad, is the Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies (UEICT).

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Multicomponent semiconductor and silicon-photonic microcircuit  production to be established in Armenia
 Tuesday, November 12 2024 16:59

ArmInfo.The Ministry of High-Tech Industry of Armenia will provide support for the establishment of multicomponent semiconductor and silicon-photonic microcircuit production in Armenia by Levi Semiconductors PTE, a Singapore based company. The memorandum of cooperation was signed by Ruben Simonyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, Levon Hovhannisayan, General Director of the , and Sevada Gyurjyan, Director of Levi Semiconductors PTE.

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Armenia sent proposals to Russia for a second time regarding an  interstate agreement in mass telecommunications
 Monday, November 11 2024 16:12

ArmInfo.Armenia has sent proposals to Russia for a second time regarding changes to the  provisions of the interstate agreement in the field of mass telecommunications. This was stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, the Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, during a conversation with journalists on November 11th.  In this context, he noted that the proposals were sent a month earlier.

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New assistance programme for IT companies planned
 Monday, November 11 2024 14:07

ArmInfo. The Ministry of High-Tech Industry (MHI) of Armenia is initiating new assistance  programs in the form of tax preferences for organizations and individual entrepreneurs operating in the ICT sector.

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Government to support Armenia`s IT sector 
 Thursday, October 24 2024 12:23

ArmInfo.High-tech sector in Armenia will receive state support. The RA government approved amendments to the law "On state support to high-tech sector" and the RA Tax Code at the meeting on October 24.

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RA Minister of Economy: Armenia and Belgium have many opportunities  to expand cooperation in technology and innovation
 Monday, October 21 2024 17:37

ArmInfo.Armenia and Belgium have many opportunities to expand cooperation in technology and innovation. This was stated by Gevorg Papoyan, the  Minister of Economy, during a meeting with Eric De Muynck, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Armenia.  He also mentioned the potential for joint initiatives, given the opportunities presented by Armenia's free economic zones.

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Head of Synopsys Armenia: IT sector accounts for 5.5% of Armenia`s  GDP, an indicator comparable to developed countries 
 Friday, October 11 2024 18:18

ArmInfo.The IT sector accounts for approximately 5.5% of Armenia's GDP, which is a relatively high  indicator, comparable to that of developed countries. This assessment of the local IT industry was provided by Hovik Musaelyan, the director of Synopsys Armenia, in an interview with the Shant TV channel.  Additionally, he characterized the industry with indicators such as the number of employees, which is approximately 40,000  people, and an annual growth rate of 25-30%.

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"Synopsys" company among leaders of Armenia`s technology sector -  premier 
 Thursday, October 10 2024 11:58

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the jubilee award ceremony dedicated to the 20th  anniversary of "Synopsis Armenia" with the slogan "Recognize the  best, inspire the next" at Al. Spendiaryan National Academic Theater  of Opera and Ballet.

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U.S remains dedicated to building economic resilience of Armenia -  ambassador
 Tuesday, October 8 2024 12:58

ArmInfo.The U.S. Embassy in Armenia posted the followjng message on its Facebook account: 

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Concept paper outlining creation of AI ecosystem global network to be  presented at  WCIT2024
 Saturday, October 5 2024 18:16

ArmInfo. A concept paper outlining the creation of a global network of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem will be presented within the framework of the World Congress on Information Technology WCIT2024. This was  stated by Sean  Seah,  the head of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), during the opening ceremony of WCIT2024 in Yerevan on October 5.

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