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Arka News Agency, Armenia
Feb 1 2007
MICROSOFT TO IMPLEMENT INVESTING, EDUCATIONAL, INNOVATION PROGRAMS IN
ARMENIA
YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. Armenia's Government and the Microsoft
Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation in Edinburgh last
night.
The Press Service of Armenia's Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development reported that the agreement was signed by Karen
Chshmarityan, Armenia's Minister of Trade and Economic Development,
and Bill Gates, the President of Microsoft Corporation.
According to the agreement, Microsoft will implement a number of
investing, educational and innovation programs, the press-service
said. In particular, it envisages setting up of a Microsoft
Innovation Center in Armenia.
In its turn, Armenia's Government will continue making efforts in
protecting the copyright of the company under the country's
legislation and will take measures to apply licensed packages of
Microsoft programs in the state system.
"As far back as in September 2006, under the IT Month held in
Yerevan, Armenia's Prime-Minister and the European Regional
Vice-President of Microsoft reached an understanding to start the
Microsoft-Armenia's Government strategic cooperation," the press
release says.
The subsequent long and intensive negotiations resulted in a text of
agreement and an understanding to sign the agreement on cooperation
in Edinburgh in the course of the Government Leaders Forum - Europe.
The Armenian delegation headed by the Minister of Trade and Economic
Development Karen Chshmarityan left for Scotland on January 29, at
the invitation of the Microsoft Corporation.
The Ambassador to the United Kingdom Vahe Gabrielyan, the Advisor to
the Prime-Minister Ara Hakobyan and the Director of Enterprise
Incubator Fund Bagrat Engibaryan were in the Armenian delegation.
The signing of the agreement with Microsoft is the logical
continuation of the strategic cooperation with such leading companies
as Alcatel SUN - Mycrosystems, Hewlett&Packard, to develop IT sphere,
which has been declared a priority by the Government, the
press-release says. N.V. -0--
Feb 1 2007
MICROSOFT TO IMPLEMENT INVESTING, EDUCATIONAL, INNOVATION PROGRAMS IN
ARMENIA
YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. Armenia's Government and the Microsoft
Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation in Edinburgh last
night.
The Press Service of Armenia's Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development reported that the agreement was signed by Karen
Chshmarityan, Armenia's Minister of Trade and Economic Development,
and Bill Gates, the President of Microsoft Corporation.
According to the agreement, Microsoft will implement a number of
investing, educational and innovation programs, the press-service
said. In particular, it envisages setting up of a Microsoft
Innovation Center in Armenia.
In its turn, Armenia's Government will continue making efforts in
protecting the copyright of the company under the country's
legislation and will take measures to apply licensed packages of
Microsoft programs in the state system.
"As far back as in September 2006, under the IT Month held in
Yerevan, Armenia's Prime-Minister and the European Regional
Vice-President of Microsoft reached an understanding to start the
Microsoft-Armenia's Government strategic cooperation," the press
release says.
The subsequent long and intensive negotiations resulted in a text of
agreement and an understanding to sign the agreement on cooperation
in Edinburgh in the course of the Government Leaders Forum - Europe.
The Armenian delegation headed by the Minister of Trade and Economic
Development Karen Chshmarityan left for Scotland on January 29, at
the invitation of the Microsoft Corporation.
The Ambassador to the United Kingdom Vahe Gabrielyan, the Advisor to
the Prime-Minister Ara Hakobyan and the Director of Enterprise
Incubator Fund Bagrat Engibaryan were in the Armenian delegation.
The signing of the agreement with Microsoft is the logical
continuation of the strategic cooperation with such leading companies
as Alcatel SUN - Mycrosystems, Hewlett&Packard, to develop IT sphere,
which has been declared a priority by the Government, the
press-release says. N.V. -0--