Potential of both local and foreign specialists in Armenia must be used for being competitive in IT field–FAST's Orujyan

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Proper use of the professional potential of the IT sector transferred to Armenia will be beneficial for the country, Founding CEO of Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST)Armen Orujyantold reporters on the sidelines of the Global Innovation Forum (GIF) in Yerevan.

“There are two methods to succeed in the field: the first one is to “grow”, and the second one is to “get”. “Growing” takes a long time. For example, the United States both “grows” and “gets”. This is the secret of their being competitive in the field. If we manage to combine the professional potential that moved to Armenia with the potential that we have grown, we will be able to be competitive in the field. The specialists who moved to Armenia should feel that the next stage of their professional development is taking place in our country”, he said.

He added that the absence of a path to opportunities leads to brain drain from Armenia. Armen Orujyan says it’s necessary to understand what opportunities should be created not only for keeping Armenian youth in Armenia, but also ensuring the inflow of sectoral specialists to Armenia.