The Intel Corp.’s Vice-President John Daviews was on hand on the as the ArmTech Congress 2012 continued at Stanford University.
Speaking at the opening session of the conference US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern praised Armenia’s information technology development.
“When I arrived in Armenia, I had no idea about the achievements in the IT sphere. The creative mind is the key to the future of Armenia. The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a report based on UNESCO data, according to which Armenia is the first among CIS member states with the number of inventions per capita,” said Heffern/
Ambassador Heffern expressed confidence that those innovations can find their proper place in humanitarian and commercial enterprises and ArmTech is a brilliant opportunity for paving the way for the inventions.
Among other IT leaders in attendance were Vice-President of the Synopsis Company and Vice-President of D-Link Company also who also spoke at the conference.
The Corporación América and the Armenian Government agreed to open a factory in Armenia to produce chips. Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan signed the memorandum on behalf of the Armenian Government.