Home

Information Technologies

Home > Information Technologies

Sphere of Information Technologies in Armenia

Last decade Information Technologies was one of the rapidly developing branches of Armenia. Up to 1990 the essential part of the USSR industry of Information Technologies including large potential of experts was centralized in Armenia. As a result of dissolution of the Soviet Union the most part of highly skilled specialists of the branch retrained or lost qualification.

In the Republic of Armenia, the companies dealing with high technologies, especially in information technologies, have started their activity since 1996. The essential shifts were particularly registered in 2000.

Acting companies almost cover the whole spectrum of all the activities of Information technologies sphere. Moreover, the production technological level of domestic companies fits with the level of similar production of the foreign companies.

On 28 December 2000, the Government of the RA proclaimed the industry of Information Technologies as one of priority branches of the RA economy, and then the adoption of the Concept of the development of the industry of information technologies has followed.

Basic figures of IT branch: 

  • about 120 enterprises actively work within the branch;
  • general number dealing with the branch makes more than 4000 person;
  • average annual salary of programmers makes 3600-7200 US dollars;
  • annual volume of production is estimated about 55-60 million US dollars approximately 98% of which is exported;
  • share of IT branch of the gross domestic product makes 1.7%;
  • volume of production annually grows approximately by 12%.

 

Register of electronic digital signature accredited certification centers