To develop internet in Armenia increase in number of specialists and improvement of infrastructure necessary

YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. To develop the Internet in Armenia it is necessary to increase the number of qualified specialists and improve infrastructures, said Director of “Arminco” LLC Andranik Alexanyan during the round table “Effectiveness of modern communications in Armenia” in Yerevan.

He said that the issue of the lack of professional staff is rather urgent for the country as it is the main hindrance on the way to competitiveness.

“It is very important to start the familiarization with the World Web from the school desk, and the issue of teaching the rudiments of the Internet in school is directly connected with the rise of teachers’ salaries,” he said.

Alexanyan claims if school teachers are highly paid the quality of teaching will also increase and it will contribute to the in-flow of highly qualified specialists to the market.

“If the problem is not solved in the coming 5-10 years, all the companies and organizations of the sphere will have serious problems with the lack of professional staff,” he said.

Besides, according to the Director of Arminco, from the viewpoint of infrastructure development it is necessary to pay special attention to the development of the Internet in the regions of the country where there is big human potential.

“State structures together with the representatives of the private sector should place necessary investments for the development of the relevant infrastructures in the regions,” Alexanyan said.

The Company Arminco has been providing Internet services since 1992.
Providing Internet access by DialUP, DSL, wireless connection and optics since 2006, Arminco provides wireless connection by WiFi technologies. Among the users of the companies there are state organizations, embassies, representatives of private business, as well as individual users. L.M. –0--