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Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence Davit Tadevosyan held a meeting with Fabrizio Zarcone, World Bank Country Manager for Armenia.
According to the Ministry, the meeting discussed opportunities to develop cooperation in the fields of high-tech industry, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and telecommunications, as well as in the digital transformation of state information systems.
The Minister emphasized the importance of continuing and deepening the effective cooperation established with the World Bank, highlighting the role of the Vanadzor and Gyumri technology centers, as well as the Engineering City, in the development of STEM.
Tadevosyan presented the Ministry’s priority programs and initiatives, addressing the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Office, the use of AI tools to improve the efficiency of public administration, the introduction of language AI tools for Armenian, as well as enhancing the digital literacy of civil servants and ensuring the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
The meeting also addressed opportunities for developing the technology ecosystem, particularly the creation of shared production spaces for technology companies and the use of financing instruments. In the context of infrastructure development, the issues of migrating state information systems to a cloud environment and developing telecommunications infrastructure were highlighted as important.
Fabrizio Zarcone highly praised the pace and scale of the reforms being implemented in Armenia. The parties agreed to continue cooperation on the implementation of innovative and research initiatives and priority programs.