Armenia is 28th in terms of world internet press freedom

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The first Armenian Internet Governance Forum ArmIGF 2015 is organized by the multistakeholder Internet Governance Council (IGC) of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MTC) and the Internet Society NGO (ISOC Armenia). The main objectives of the forum are to provide an open and transparent platform for all stakeholder groups, to bring up and discuss the Internet governance related issues, to give the floor to the wide community, to deliver the messages to the policy makers.

The first ArmIGF will be held on 7-8 September, 2015 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Deputy Transport and Communication Minister Gagik Tadevosyan emphasized the importance of cybersecurity, net neutrality. “Net neutrality is one of the issues which is in the center of policy makers’ and regulators’ attention. The definitions of net neutrality are different but are in accordance with principles adopted in Armenia. ”, “Armenpress” reports, Gagik Tadevosyan stated.