Armenia lags behind Azerbaijan in terms of ICT development: reportNovember 16, 2017 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia lags behind neighbors Azerbaijan and Georgia on the International Telecommunication Union’s 2017 ICT Development Index. This year’s report found that concurrent advances in the Internet of Things, big data analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence will enable tremendous innovations and fundamentally transform business, government and society – ultimately serving to improve livelihoods around the globe. In the 2017 edition, Armenia ranks the 75th, down from last year’s 74th, and is outpaced by Azerbaijan and Georgia, which stand at the 65th and 74th spots, respectively. 62% of the population uses the Internet in Armenia, more than 64% of households own a computer and 60% has access to Internet, the report says. Iceland, South Korea and Switzerland top list, while Eritrea, Central African Republic and Chad are at the bottom end. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |