The Armenian government plans to rename the Ministry of High-Tech Industry to the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence, in a move aimed at aligning the ministry’s name with its expanded functions.

The bill proposing amendments to the Law “On the Structure and Activities of the Government” has been authored by the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and published online for public discussion.

“With the adoption of the draft, it is expected that the name of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia in the Law ‘On the Structure and Activities of the Government’ will be changed to the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia, making it consistent with the new function assigned to the ministry — the development and implementation of policies for the introduction and advancement of artificial intelligence and cloud computing services,” the bill states.