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Armenian-Produced Electric Car Debuts at DigiTec Tech Expo in Yerevan

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YEREVAN—An Armenian-made electric car debuted at the 13th annual DigiTec tech expo, which opened in Yerevan earlier today. The electric-powered, self-driving car, which was assembled in Armenia by National Instruments, was unveiled at the “Engineering City” pavilion of the three-day exhibition.

“The whole world is working on [electric cars] and we should do the same in Armenia,” National Instruments’ Ruben Simonyan told Yerevan-based Itel.am. “We need to increase the number of electric cars and the percentage of self-driving or driver assistance systems. We’re exhibiting the electric car we assembled in Armenia. Essentially, it’s a continuation of our engineering culture. This isn’t a novelty. The first electric car was assembled in Armenia back in 1975. Now we should extend that culture,” said Simonyan.

The car is equipped with several driver-assist devices, such as radars, a camera, and laser equipment. Though the sensors and equipment were not produced in Armenia, National Instruments worked on the design and testing of the entire system.

“To make sure that the car will operate smoothly in different situations, you need to drive millions of kilometers. Producers used to do exactly that and some of them still do,” Simonyan explained. “But that requires too much time and expense, which affects the car’s price. Our testing doesn’t require driving millions of kilometers in specialized areas. We can simulate the same scenario for several times to make sure the system is working fine.”

A team of around 20 engineers and designers worked on designing and testing the car, collaborating with several foreign companies.

DigiTec is the largest technological exhibition of the region and runs Sep. 29-Oct. 1 at the Yerevan Expo Center.

Wally Sarkeesian In Yerevan DigiTec Exploring Armenian Youth Talent. VIDEO

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DigiTech Expo-2016 annual technological exhibition opened at the Yerevan Expo Exhibition Complex of the Yerevan Scientific and Research Institute of Mathematical Machines.

The main goal of the Exhibition, which was held September 30-October 2 under the title A Feast for the Technological Armenians, is to create a favorable communication environment for the companies, customers and the public engaged in the technological sphere as well as to present the real situation with the Armenian information and telecommunication technologies, achievements, and prospects.

The President of Armenia toured the exhibition hall, familiarized with the products and services presented by the companies, conversed with the representatives of the companies about their work and future development programs. Among over 120 companies participating this year at the DigiTech-2016 besides the prominent local companies, there are leading firms from the Russian Federation, US, China, and India.

Special Thanks to Liana Vardanyan for her assistant.

Armenia’s DigiTec Expo 2016 brings together over 120 companies

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digitec-armeniaThe 12-th annual international DigiTec Expo 2016 held under the slogan “Fest for technological Armenians” is launching Friday, September 30.

This year DigiTec is exceptional not only given the number of the participants and the broad geography, but also the priority and implementation of the strategic challenges.

DigiTec 2016 has combined more than 120 local and international companies. This year India is a partner country of the exhibition and is presented with a consolidated pavilion. Also leading companies like Keysight Technologies, VMware, PicsArt, Ucom, Joomag, VOLO, Festo, Rusbase, Monitis, IUNetworks, ArmSoft and Huawei, as well as Armath and Tumo educational centers and others participate in the exhibition.

In the framework of DigiTec, Russian GenerationS accelerator will arrange a contest for all technology start-ups by . Also, “Innovation and invention Forum” will be held by ARPA.

The robot festival Robofest will also be staged during the three-days Expo, and the best representatives from about 160 Armath engineering laboratories acting in the provinces of Armenia will show their knowledge and achievements in programming and robotics. The Open Game computer and mobile games championship will be held too.

DigiTec’s main goal is to create a favorable environment for communication between high-tech companies, other sectors of the economy and society, to expand the international cooperation and present the achievements and the existing challenges, prospects of the ICT sector each year.

The exhibition will run through October 2. It is organized by the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of Armenia, with Ucom company serving as the Platinum sponsor.

Yerevan DigiTec Business Forum to Focus on Military, Cyber Security

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yerevan-DigitecYEREVAN (ArmRadio)—The 9th DigiTec Business Forum will be held in Yerevan from June 17-18 with an aim of contributing to the search for best technological solutions, providing the technology companies with an opportunity to meet and present themselves to potential customers. About 70 organizations have applied for participation this year.

‘Yes for Europe’ forum of European Partners and an Armenian-German business forum will be held within the framework of the event.

Modernization of military industry through application of innovative technologies will be the key topic of the forum, Karen Vardanyan, Executive Director of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE), said on Thursday.

The Armed Forces and UITE have established a joint commission to sum up the framework of issues that will be submitted to IT specialists for solution.

According to Vardanyan, three issues related to the modernization of military production are being considered today. “The short-term goal is to find solutions to counter the rival, which envisages either purchase of new weapons or modernization of old ones. The medium-term objective is to create new military industry on the basis of existing technologies. The third issue is a strategic one, we have to think of what kind of military industry we want to see in 15-20 years,” he said.

Representatives of the Armed Forces are expected to actively participate in the DigiTec forum.

Information security expert Samvel Martirosyan said the April war focused the attention on the need to ensure cyber security.

First-ever Armenian VR headset to go on show at Digitec Expo

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198147Armenian company ARLOOPA, together with Antares publishing house will unveil the ARLOOPA cardboard, a virtual reality headset at Digitec annual Information and Telecommunication Technologies Expo, to be held on October 2-4 in Yerevan.

The headset can be connected to smartphones allowing to play games in virtual reality, ARLOOPA co-founder and CEO Arman Atoyan told PanARMENIAN.Net

Visitors will be able to purchase the headset for just AMD 5,000 at the expo. ARLOOPA’s stand will be located on the third floor of the Yerevan Expo complex. Later, the headset is likely to become available in electronics stores.

Related links:

ARLOOPA Website