YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Secretary of the IT Development Support Council (ITDSC) Armen Grigorian is convinced that the activities of the council will be in the center of attention of the new prime minister. To recap, the council was set up in 2001 under a presidential decree. The Armenian prime minister holds the post of the council chairman. During his interview to NT, A. Grigorian said that the council members are representatives of Armenian IT and telecommunication companies, NGOs, donor and other international organizations. According to him, problems related to particular companies, as well as global problems, for example, those related to formation of the information society in Armenia, are raised at the council. "The problems of the information society's establishment have not changed. We hope and are convinced that we'll carry out active work on establishment of the sector with the new prime minister as well," the council secretary stated. "IT problems are not second-rate ones. This is a priority direction of development, a priority branch of economy, today also a task of establishing a new society. Any person familiar with all this will assist with the sector's establishment," A. Grigorian underlined. He added that a definite program on development of the sector will be worked out by the new government to be formed after the upcoming parliamentary elections.

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