Tigran Sargsyan met with representatives of Intel and Cisco companiesNovember 8, 2009 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has taken part in the activities of All-Armenian Trade Council of St. Francisco. After meeting, Armenian Premier left for Santa Clara to meet with Intel company's Vice President John Davis. Introducing the four pillars of Intel development programs and visions, Mr. Davis stressed the importance of cooperation in educational programs, particularly, preparation of specialists teaching computer literacy, extended school computerization and accessibility to global network. Parties also discussed activities of National IT Development Council, as well as government-initiated legislative changes promoting rapid and permanent development of sphere.To ensure on-going implementation of educational programs and agreements achieved, Premier Sargsyan recommended Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan to further talks and activities with the company. In a meeting with Cisco company leader John Chambers, Armenian delegation considered a wide range of issues of mutual interest, such as ensuring access to global network, developing Gyumri as a technological town, enhancing Armenia's postal system etc. Parties noted that new cooperation spheres could create new opportunities, escalating mutual cooperation to a higher level. Premier also took part in the reception of honoring Craig Barret who is the laureate of RA President's prize for his considerable investments in IT sphere development. In the evening, Premier Sargsyan received representatives of San Francisco Armenian community and answered their questions. 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 | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |