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Iraq says interested in exporting Armenia’s IT solutions

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A delegation of Iraq‘s Ministry of Communications met with the members of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) during a visit to Armenia on Thursday, August 17 to discuss recent developments in the sector of information technologies and communication.

At the summit, the UITE briefed the Iraqis about the development of the Armenian IT sector, as well as the programs implemented by the Union.

Learning more about the achievements of Armenian ICT sector, the Iraqi experts expressed interest in collaboration in R&D, educational programs, security and e-governance, as well as the export of Armenian IT solutions and investment opportunities.

As part of its mission to assist Armenian IT companies to enter the international market, the UITE recently held a meeting with the ambassador to Iran Artashes Tumanyan .

Bagrat Yengibaryan: Products of Armenian IT companies shining on the world map “Video”

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Projects implemented in Armenian IT sphere come to prove we are able to establish companies that create own products and offer solutions, Bagrat Yengibaryan, Director at Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) told reporters on Wednesday, adding products by Armenian IT companies are now shining on the world map.

Bagratyan presented the two grant competitions “Support to SME Development in Armenia” (SMEDA) project, which is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Furthermore, the competitions aim at stimulating the rate of technology absorption and commercialization of research ideas, and also fostering the collaboration between science and the private sector, especially the Armenian SMEs.

Additionally, the grant competition specifically targets innovations in the architecture, including engineering cities. Organizations operating in Armenian marzes are provided with privileged conditions to participate in the competition. Companies based in Gyumri and Vanadzorr will have 15 percent share of the co-financing, instead of the acting 50 percent.

“The four competitions are aimed at fully keeping the technology sphere engaged for 2-2,5 years,” Bagratyan said.

The competition is open to Armenian companies with a high technology background, for example in the field of Engineering, Cleantech, Biotech, etc., All the information related to the competition may be found at EIF’s website: www.eif.am.

“Venture forums are planned in the scope of the competition, to be attended by number of investors, who might wish to finance companies and products irrespective of their winner status,” Yengibaryan told.

Head of the EU Cooperation department of the EU Representation in Armenia Hoa-Bin Ajemyan, present at the meeting, pointed out the education sphere as the primary obstacle to the IT sphere.

“We are working with the government of Armenia in that direction to make qualified Armenian student meet the European market demands,” Ajemyan noted.

 

Source Panorama.am

Fintegration: New initiative to foster ties between IT and banking sectors

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armenian-it-fintegation(tert.am) Dom-Daniel Company, in collaboration with Microsoft Armenia, the Central Bank and NASDAQ OMS Armenia, has initiated the Fintegration Hecaton in Yerevan to promote cooperation between the financial-banking and IT sectors.
The event title derives its name from a coinage of the words finances, technologies and integration, says Artashes Kalantaryan, the company’s director.
The five-day marathon comprises two rounds. On October 25 and 26, it attracted computer programmers, designers, managers and specialists of the financial-banking sector, to special trainings conducted by leading Microsoft specialists.

“Armenia is an important market for Microsoft, its best proof being the team of trainers. Apart from the trainings these days, Microsoft Europe Director  Michael Kogeler and  Central and Eastern Europe Director Alexander Lozhechkin are arriving in Yerevan today,” said Liana Korkotyan, the country director of Miscrosoft.

Armenian IT degelation to take part in Tokyo seminar

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armenian-itOn Friday, Tokyo, Japan, will host a seminar entitled IT’s Armenia, which will present Armenia’s IT sector.

The event is supposed to stimulate Japan’s interest in expanding cooperation with Armenia and establishment of business contacts.

Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) Public Relations Department reports that the Armenian delegation includes Instigate, VOLO, Arminova Technologies, Leviathan, IUNetworks, VMWARE Eastern Europe, Granatus Ventures companies.

The UITE members will present the UITE-organized events and programs aimed at promoting Armenia’s IT sector.

The seminar organizers are Armenia’s Embassy in Japan in the person of Ambassador Hrant Poghosyan, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan foreign office, Japan-Armenia Business and Culture Initiative, Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS (ROTOBO) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

British market to open for Armenian IT companies in February 2017

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it-marketYEREVAN. – In February 2017, 10-15 Armenian IT companies will meet with their potential partners in Britain.

Founding director of BSC, Samvel Gevorgyan, told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am during DigiTech Expo 2016 technological exhibition held in Yerevan.

The business trip will take place in cooperation with the UK Embassy in Armenia and Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE).

The Armenian companies have not yet tried to take orders from Britain. The local business is also mainly conservative there, preference being given to tested Indian companies. “But recently they have begun looking for alternatives in other countries. Therefore, Armenian companies can now draw attention,” Gevirgyan noted.

The meetings will be held with four groups of potential partners: British IT unions, state institutions supporting British IT sector and foreign trade ties, direct customers (companies, giving outsourcing orders) and IT consulting companies, which will help establishing partnership between Armenian companies and the British colleagues.

The process of getting familiarized with Britain is still ahead, but there will be no ‘discounts’ for the newcomers: It will be necessary to reach agreements or launch negotiations on the ground.  And because there are no trifles in the work with the British, the Armenian IT specialists will be provided assistance with regard to holding talks and developing business models according to the British standards.

“We will select the companies based on what projects they are implementing, what clients they are already working with and the kind of feedback they have. We want to attach greater importance to small companies, but we will put no restrictions for anyone,” Gevorgyan noted.

To disseminate the knowledge on the IT sphere in Armenia more widely, the Embassy brought to DigiTech journalists of British newspapers.

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.

First-ever Armenia IT Forum kicks off in Silicon Valley

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214469Leading members of the Armenian diaspora and those interested in technology companies and startups in Armenia convened on Friday, June 10 at the Armenia IT Forum at Synopsys in Mountain View.

The daylong gathering provides an opportunity to network, share ideas and identify investment opportunities in Armenia with CEOs, venture capitalists, academics, and entrepreneurs. The Forum is organized within the framework of the ArmTech Congress and held under the high patronage of the Prime Minister of Armenia.

Sponsors of the event include Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, the Union of Information and Technology Enterprises, the Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies, and PicsArt, a photo app company with 65 million active users founded by two Armenian entrepreneurs. Organizers include the Government of the Republic of Armenia, ArmTech Congress, CEED, World Bank Group, Synopsys, and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF).

The four panel discussions at the Forum will address critical issues including:

– The IT Industry in Armenia Recent Developments and Success Stories

– Building an Ecosystem for Global Startups and Connecting to Global Markets

– Challenges and Opportunities of Investing in Armenia

– The Role of Education in Unlocking Startup Talent

“This year the forum will focus on the progress and successes of our organizations and startups, especially in the U.S. market,” said Bagrat Yengibaryan Ph.D., Director of the EIF. “We’re going to discuss the importance of education and explore the challenges for the further development of the IT sector in Armenia.”

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Armenia’s IT sector needs 3,500-4,000 highly skilled engineers – Hovik Musayelyan

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f568f8db6cce89_568f8db6ccec4.thumbIn an interview with Tert.am, Dr. Hovik Musayelyan, Director of Synopsys Armenia, said that lack of highly skilled personnel remains a major problem of Armenia’s IT sector.

According to different estimates, Armenia’s IT companies need 3,500 to 4,000 engineers.

The reason is that higher schools do not train specialists the private sector needs.

“As soon as higher schools start training such specialists, we’ll say we have not such a problem any longer. The first reason why we have not the required number of engineers is the teaching staff’s professional level. And the second reason is lack of technical equipment,” Mr Musayelyan said.

Armenia’s higher schools do not even have funds for well-equipped laboratories.

Mr Musayelyan points out a need for huge investments – hundreds of millions of US dollars.

“Serious universities worldwide have as big budgets as our state budget.”

As for the accomplishments in 2015, Musayelyan particularly pointed out to two projects: one for secondary schools and the other for universities offering higher educational programs for future IT specialists.

“In the area of general education, an exceptional project was launched in 2015, making microelectronics telecommunication and information technologies compulsory subjects. At the world’s most authoritative Education World Forum, which is to take place in London on January 17, Armenia will introduce that project as an exceptional [initiative], as it is the first ever country to implement it.”

Commenting on the project for higher educational institutions, Musayelyan said that the concept for having a technological university was elaborated at the end of last year. “It is a very ambitious project which will yield its results in the couple of years to come,” he said.

Musayelyan added that he finds educational initiatives of the kind the best possible way to bridge the human resources’ gap on Armenia’s IT labor market. “If our records in late 2016 demonstrate that the vacancies for high-quality specialists have decreased in number, we will be able to state that we have a progress,” he said.

Armenia Engineering University rector suggests cooperation plan with potential IT advisor

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f5653062931bd0_5653062931c06.thumbThe IT and Communication Employers’ Association could be an educational advisor for the State Engineering University of Armenia, the educational institution’s chief said today, proposing a cooperation plan.
Speaking at a news conference, Vostanik Marukhyan said he expects especially substantial recommendations in the drawing up of the academic curricula.
“The IT sector develops dynamically, so it is for the commissioner to dictate us the functions we should fulfill while giving corresponding knowledge to our students. Secondly, the Employers’ Association should serve for us as a platform for training the professors periodically,” he  added.

Mr Marukhyan said he feels proud that the university headed by him has become a leader in Armenia’s IT sector thanks to its powerful human capital.
“Cooperation with employers must impart a new quality and content to the organization of our educational processes,” he said.

165 million people use Armenian IT programmers’ creation

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YEREVAN. – A total of 165 million people around the world are using the PicsArt American company’s photo editing application which Armenian programmers have developed, and this application is included in the world’s top 100 programs.

PicsArt-Armenia Marketing Manager Arusiak Kanetsyan told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am on Saturday.

“PicsArt is an application for photo editing and photographing. It also has a social network whereby you may share your creations with other people.

“This application is fully programmed by Armenian specialists, and it can be downloaded for free,” Kanetsyan added.

In her words, this program is updated every month.