Meeting with NVIDIA to Advance AI Integration

The RA First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry, Gevorg Mantashyan, and Deputy Minister Ruben Simonyan welcomed representatives from NVIDIA, a leading Silicon Valley company, to discuss enhancing Armenia's AI infrastructure. The meeting aimed to create a more conducive environment for the widespread use of AI tools across various sectors in Armenia.

During the meeting, First Deputy Minister Mantashyan emphasized that a robust high-tech ecosystem is vital for national competitiveness. He highlighted the importance of integrating AI across all sectors of the economy, noting the potential for significant productivity gains in light of the rapid pace of technological advancement.

Anton Dzhoraev, Senior Enterprise Business Development Manager at NVIDIA for the CIS region, presented the company's innovative solutions that are transforming global industries and societal structures. The discussions focused on developing and implementing AI infrastructure in Armenia, with an emphasis on leveraging supercomputing capabilities to advance sectors such as education, healthcare, cybersecurity, civil services, urban planning and other industries in Armenia.

Recognizing Armenia's unique linguistic and cultural characteristics, the participants also explored the possibility of developing an Armenian language model within the AI framework. The meeting concluded with agreements on continued collaboration in these key areas.

The meeting was attended by Nerses Yeritsyan, Director of the Information Systems Agency; Pavel Troitsky, Regional Director of GeForce Now for CIS countries and South Korea; Sargis Gevorgyan, Director of the Reconstruction and Development Agency of Armenia (ADKARS); Avet Manukyan, Director of the ArMED National Electronic Healthcare Operator CJSC; and representatives from the Investment Support Center Foundation.

NVIDIA, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has rapidly grown to become a global leader in AI, specializing in GPUs and semiconductor components for AI systems. The company employs over 31,000 people across 36 countries.