ACCORDING TO BAGRAT YENGIBARIAN, ARMENIA STRIVES TO BECOME LEADER IN IT MARKETS
NOYAN TAPAN
OCTOBER 1, 2009
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia strives to become a
leader in IT markets and to have an advanced information society
and a knowledge-based economy, Director of the Enterprise Incubator
Foundation Bagrat Yengiarian said at the October 1 press conference,
adding that Armenia is in the front line in the IT sector, but it
ranks low in the world in terms of the society’s awareness. "We must
try to be among the best in all respects," B. Yengibarian stated.
According to him, the Concept of the Development of Information
Technology Sector approved by the Armenian government envisages
such measures as the creation of an infrastructure of information
and communication technologies in line with the best international
standards, an increase in the number of IT companies, a 3-4fold growth
of jobs, and a twofold growth in productivity by 2018. "These are the
goals, thanks to which the Armenian economy will undergo considerable
development," he pointed out.
Speaking about this year’s indices in the IT industry, B. Yengibarian
said there was a growth under conditions of the global economic crisis,
but the exact figures will be released by January 2010. According to
him, more than 120 companies currently operate in Armenia’s IT sector,
thanks to which an annual growth of 30% is recorded.