YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS. Already a significant progress has been achieved over the memorandum of understanding on ‘Promotion of IT, informatisation, telecommunication and innovative sectors’ signed between Armenia’s Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies and Technology and Science Dynamics (TSD) company on February 24, the Ministry told Armenpress.

Within the frames of ASTC (Armenian Science & Technology Center) program, representative offices were opened in 4 countries – the US, France, Belgium and Bolivia.

On May 21-28 the first official delegation from Bolivia will arrive in Armenia. The delegation representatives will hold meetings with Armenian partners aimed at signing memorandums.

Meetings will also be held with the TSD company representatives aimed at discussing the issue of importing Armenian mobile phones and tablets, as well as with a number of IT companies aimed at signing contracts over import of products and discussing new cooperation initiatives.

It is more than a month the TSD company hires volunteers as future workers for organizing the ASTC program. They participate in trainings several times a week. There are already two groups comprised of 30 specialists from which the relevant specialists will be selected. They will work in Armenia and abroad.

The ASTC program is expected to be introduced in 17 countries.