 Yerevan hosts 8th award ceremony timed to Freedom of Information Day September 28, 2010 - 19:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 28, Yerevan hosted the 8th award ceremony timed to the Freedom of Information Day. The ceremony was organized by the Freedom of Information Center (FIC). Golden Key nomination was set to award organizations, media and citizen who abode by their right to receive information. Rusty Lock award was extended to organizations and media whose work lacks transparency. At the ceremony, the head of FIC Shushan Doydoyan specifically noted the progress in information freedom reported over the last 5 years in Armenia. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, who also participated in the ceremony, emphasized the importance of openness and transparency in the work of governmental institutions.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
