YEREVAN (Armenpress)—On Feb. 4, the first ever Armenian tablet computer, dubbed Armtab, was introduced to the public in Yerevan.
The displayed tablets
“Today we have come together to celebrate Armtab’s birth for all of us, for our motherland, and society,” said Vahan Zakaryan, the founder of Technology and Science Dynamics, Inc. “We have received incredible support to get to work as soon as possible,” he said, adding he is hopeful the factory will start mass producing the tablets in the coming months.
The chair of the Minno Tablet Company, Eric C. Ryan, said the investment program is among the best, both with respect to the support provided by the government of Armenia, and the staff and partners engaged in the program. “I hold in high esteem Armenia’s technological ingenuity and potential, and I am confident that very soon Armenia will be widely recognized as a hub for high technology all over the world with our support as well,” he said.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the Armenian Minister of Education and Sciences Armen Ashotyan, and the Minister of Economy Vahram Avanesyan attended the unveiling.
A scene from the unveiling
Speaking at the event, Sargsyan noted that Microsoft Corp. has recorded high rates of growth in Armenia’s tech industry. The IT sector in Armenia, he added, needs financial injections and institutional support to develop. In this regard, the legislative branch of the Armenian government seeks to aid nascent companies in Armenia’s tech sector, he said.
“I am also pleased to note that Microsoft’s Innovation Center in Yerevan was recognized as one of the four best such centers in the world, which means that our young people have this tool as well to acquire new knowledge and new skills,” Sargsyan said, according to Armenpress. “We must think about incentives to give an opportunity to emerging companies to find their place in this rather highly competitive field.”
Sargsyan also noted that a legislative package will soon be introduced in the National Assembly to provide tax relief for beginner companies in the tech sector.