Sargsyan: we should have thousands of IT companies and hundreds of thousands of IT specialists
YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan hosted November 16 Tony Fadel, the founder of Nest Labs Company, who was named the winner of the 2017 Armenian Presidential Award for Global Contribution in the Field of Information Technology.
President Serzh Sargsyan handed the prize to Tony Fadel, describing the latter in his speech as a person who has made a significant contribution to the development of information technology at a young age already.
‘I am happy to hand the Presidential Award for Global Contribution in the Field of Information Technology to Tony Fadel, the founder of Nest Labs. He is really one of those people who are shaping our everyday life and lifestyle in this digital era,’ the president was quoted as saying by his press service.
Sargsyan said for over a decade now, Armenia has been looking for a niche in the global market of information technology in quest of new achievements. He said there are now about 600 IT companies operating in Armenia, including many world-renowned organizations. This has helped solve the problem of employment for about 20 thousand people.
’We have been experiencing an average of 20-25% growth over the past few years. It is important for us to not limit ourselves to the indicators we have. We need to dream up, think of and create new projects and implement them,’ he said.
‘We should have thousands of IT companies and hundreds of thousands of specialists working in the field of information technology. That is why we need a dynamic system of special education, and we have a lot to do in this regard. The decades-old traditions and the youth with a strong will shall serve as a solid foundation for achieving those goals. That is my vision.’
He said Mr. Fadel’s solutions relating to iPod players or other innovations should be instructive for Armenian specialists as he has gone through deeper roads overcoming difficulties, learning new lessons on his way to success. -0-