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UITE CONSIDERING ESTABLISHMENT OF IT LABORATORIES MODELED FROM NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
YEREVAN, March 6. / ARKA /. The Union of Information Technology
Enterpises (UITE) of Armenia is considering establishment of IT
laboratories patterned from the National Engineering Laboratory,
UITE executive director, Karen Vardanian, told a news conference today.
"There are companies willing to make appropriate investments. We
also expect the government to partner, as was the case with National
Engineering Laboratory," Vardanian said.
According to him, establishment of IT laboratories will solve the
basic problem of the technological sphere of Armenia - the shortage
of specialists.
The National Engineering Laboratory will start operating at the
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) in September 2013. The
memorandum on its opening (it is worth $6.1 million) was signed on
4 May 2012 between Education and Science Ministry of Armenia, the U.S.
Embassy, USAID and SEUA.
The National Engineering Laboratory will be made up of nearly 30
laboratories, which will research over 30 fields. Armenia's government
will be responsible for 20% of expenditures, the State Engineering
University- 10% (extra budgetary funds), the National Instruments
Company- 20%, USAID-the rest. -0-
YEREVAN, March 6. / ARKA /. The Union of Information Technology
Enterpises (UITE) of Armenia is considering establishment of IT
laboratories patterned from the National Engineering Laboratory,
UITE executive director, Karen Vardanian, told a news conference today.
"There are companies willing to make appropriate investments. We
also expect the government to partner, as was the case with National
Engineering Laboratory," Vardanian said.
According to him, establishment of IT laboratories will solve the
basic problem of the technological sphere of Armenia - the shortage
of specialists.
The National Engineering Laboratory will start operating at the
State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) in September 2013. The
memorandum on its opening (it is worth $6.1 million) was signed on
4 May 2012 between Education and Science Ministry of Armenia, the U.S.
Embassy, USAID and SEUA.
The National Engineering Laboratory will be made up of nearly 30
laboratories, which will research over 30 fields. Armenia's government
will be responsible for 20% of expenditures, the State Engineering
University- 10% (extra budgetary funds), the National Instruments
Company- 20%, USAID-the rest. -0-