On November 8, the Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Robert Khachatryan received Tiziana Bonapace, the Director of ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP). During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the process and expected results of the 7th Session of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (APIS) Steering Committee of the UN ESCAP held in Yerevan on November 8-9. The Minister thanked Tiziana Bonapace for her efforts in organizing the Committee session, emphasizing the importance of international events on such level for Armenia. Robert Khachatryan presented [...]

On November 8, the 7th Session of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (APIS) Steering Committee of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) kicked off in Yerevan. At the beginning of the session, Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA Robert Khachatryan made a welcome statement, emphasizing the discussion of topics related to digital connectivity, digital transformation and digital economy. “We highlight the role of international and regional cooperation to overcome the daily challenges in a rapidly developing and changing world. In many areas, we face the same problems, which necessitates continuous dialogue to find common solutions. In [...]

Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA Davit Sahakyan was in Japan on October 23-27, participated in the exhibition "Japan IT Week (Autumn)" organized in Chiba. Within the framework of the visit, Davit Sahakyan had meetings with Taro Kono, Minister of Digital Transformation of Japan, Horiwaki Yumiko, Deputy Director of the East and Central Asia and Caucasus Department of the Central Asia and Caucasus Division of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Masayuki Furukawa, Head of the Detailed Planning Study Team, Nobutaka Maekawa, Executive Vice-President of the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO), General Director Miyazaki Ryoichi and a number [...]

Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA Robert Khachatryan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Armenia Eric De Muynck. Minister Robert Khachatryan welcomed and congratulated the Ambassador on the occasion of starting the diplomatic mission in Armenia, and then presented the scope of the Ministry's activities and the works being carried out in that direction. The Ambassador thanked for the reception and noted that it is a big responsibility for him to be the first Belgian Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia. The opening of the Embassy of Belgium in Armenia can [...]

On October 23, Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA Robert Khachatryan received the delegation led by Ambassador Erin Elizabeth McKee, Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). During the meeting, the possibilities of expanding cooperation with USAID, which can contribute to the development process of digitization and e-governance in Armenia, were discussed. Welcoming the guests, Robert Khachatryan presented the works carried out in the direction of digitization in Armenia and the bodies responsible for the digitization process. The Minister emphasized the role of digitization in increasing the efficiency of the public administration system. [...]

On October 20, the award ceremony of the 18th International Olympiad of Microelectronics was held at "Synopsis Armenia" company. The participants and guests of the competition were welcomed by the RA Minister of High-Tech Industry Robert Khachatryan. The Minister noted that such initiatives are extremely important in terms of increasing interest in the field and revealing the abilities of gifted young people. "Microelectronics is one of the important sectors on which the stability of important infrastructures, the banking system and almost all sectors of the economy largely depend. I consider it important to note that Armenia has a stable heritage formed [...]