adminexpected to boost the country’s IT sector that for years has been declared by the government as a priority.
Attending the opening ceremony at the Yerevan State University were Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and India’s Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot.
According to officials in charge of the project, the centre’s goal is to deepen bilateral co-operation in the IT industry and promote the involvement of world-class IT workforce in Armenia, organise joint research projects, etc.
Prime Minister Sargsyan said in his opening remarks that it will give fresh impetus to IT research and educational programmes.
He said that the centre’s teachers were trained in India and explored new methods being used in the sector.
The center has been equipped with a supercomputer, PARAM, which is unique for the South Caucasus region.
Indian minister Pilot said that India is ready to share its 20-year experience in the IT sector with Armenia.
“Our help to Armenia will be not in the form of money, but in the form of scientific potential,” he said.At present, India is one of the world leaders in the IT sphere. – ArmeniaNow.com
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