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IT exhibition also consolidates society: Yerevan hosts DigiTec Expo 2017

September 29, 2017 By administrator

The 13th international IT exhibition DigiTec Expo 2017 opened in Yerevan on Friday, bringing together around 150 companies, including foreign ventures.

The annual event expands its boundaries every year, proposing newer and more interesting solutions, said Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan in an opening address to the participants.

“A good proof of that are the about 150 companies represented here, with each having its own solutions. Also the participation by scores of foreign companies, and the expanding cooperation frameworks demonstrate that DigiTec is developing and expanding. Scientific conferences with companies will be held on the sidelines of DigiTech; we have already planned Armenian-Japanese and Armenian-Canadian symposiums to discuss IT-related issues,” he added.
Describing the exhibition as a special kind of festive event, General Director of Ucom Hayk Yesayan said they are honored to be its sponsor. He noted that many innovative ideas gaining a worldwide significance are generated in Armenia.

“These are very interesting and extremely important steps for our country, as they really represent our small companies on a considerably high level. We live in an era where almost any field has IT engagement,” he added.
Karen Vardanyan, CEO of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE), said they are now considering cooperation with the military.
“DigiTech is organized also in an attempt to consolidate the society. It is aimed at re-establishing Armenia’s reputation as a high technology country,” he said.

Among the international companies participating in the exhibition, the most prominent are Dahua Technology, the Japanese Hitachi Construction Machinery Eurasia, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a well as the Swedish Ericsson and the Danish Jabra, Vardanyan added/

The three-day event will feature both the Armenian tech giants, and start-ups and other companies; innovative ideas and technological solutions proposed by school-age students will also be on display. The latest trends and innovations on the IT market will be introduced to the attendees; the organizers are planning business meetings, competitions, forums and workshops. Information about job vacancies will also be available.

DigiTech Expo has been organized annually since 2005 under the High Patronage of the Prime Minister of Armenia.

First Engineering Forum-Expo to be held in Armenia

June 22, 2017 By administrator

Armenia’s Vanadzor city will host the first Engineering Forum-Expo that will take place at Vanadzor Technology Center (VTC) on June 24. The event aims at discussing the global development of the sphere, the challenges of the engineering education, the business environment as well as encourage the exchange of experience, expertise, and ideas among organizations and the main stakeholders of the sector.

Designed to support regional development and to promote Engineering and high-tech SMEs in Armenia, the Engineering Forum-Expo will host more than 150 participants representing the government, universities and research institutions, donor organizations, start–up community, engineering companies and industry professionals from Armenia and abroad. More than 20 local and international companies will exhibit their “Made in Armenia” high-tech products, solutions and services.

Director at the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) Bagrat Yengibaryan told a press conference on Thursday, saying the selection of the venue of the event was no coincidence “Vanadzor Technology Center (VTC) has a unique engineering focus. I think this event will open a new page in Armenia’s high-tech sphere,” said Yengibaryan, expressing hope the forum will become traditional.

In his words, the event will feature discussion on topics such as Industrial engineering – recent development s and success stories, education and research, advanced industrial Apps (Control devices, 5D, Semiconductor Test Solutions, RF and microwave, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)).
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The Head of National Instruments company Aram Salatyan, in turn, noted, Armenia is turning to state that surprises with its engineering advancement, as the local specialists are often able to find solutions to the most complex issues that represent a real challenge worldwide,

The Forum-Expo is organized by Enterprise Incubator Foundation, RA Government and Lori regional administration.

Armenia, Russia team up to produce radio-electronic defense equipment

October 13, 2016 By administrator

Armenia and Russia will establish joint ventures for the production of air defense and radio-electronic defense equipment, officials from both states agreed on Thursday, October 13 on the sidelines of ArmHiTec-2016, an international exhibition of arms and defense technologies.

Launched on Thursday, October 13, the exhibition will run through October 15.

At the meeting, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and Chairman of Russia’s Military-Industrial Commission Board Oleg Bochkarev hailed the military cooperation between the two states and expressed hooe pf deepening the collaboration in this sphere.

The officials dwelled upon opportunities of creating joint ventures for manufacturing automobile and engineering machinery, as well as air defense and radio-electronic defense equipment, Aysor said.

President Sargsyan attends Made in Armenia expo opening ceremony

September 19, 2016 By administrator

made-in-armenia YEREVAN. – President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday attended the official opening of the trade fair, entitled “Made in Armenia.”

“This exposition enables the producers of Armenia and Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR)] to display our [i.e. the Armenians’] economic strength by combining efforts,” Acting Minister of Economy of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan said in his opening remarks at the event. “And this is the economic ‘military parade’ ahead of the 25th anniversary of the independence of Armenia.

“By demonstrating the potential of our producers, we are able to send several clear messages. First, [no matter] what external and internal challenges are on the rise, our producers are able to create, [and] create goods, products corresponding to international competitiveness.

“The second message is addressed to us all, including the [Armenian] diaspora. The acquisition and use of quality Armenian products enables to strengthen the economy of our country.

“[And] the third message is addressed to both foreign and domestic investors. By investing in the economy of Armenia, you can multiply your investments, your profits.”

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

September 29, 2015 By administrator

Armenian 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