YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. 31 universities, scientific-research centers and scientific organizations of Armenia joined the information "Scientific Net," which has been operated since 2004 by the National Foundation of Science and Advanced Technologies (NFSAT). NFSAT Chairman Haroutiun Karapetian informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about it. In his words, the quickly operating and high-quality net between scientific institions places in Yerevan, Gyumri, Ashtarak and Byurakan is provided mainly by the optics-fibre net which the ARENA center functioning within the NATO "Virtual Silk Highway" draft as well as powerful computer resources centers existing in Armenia are joined. The NFSAT Chairman also stated that the "Scientific Net" was formed within the framework of programs on development of scientific infrastructures being implemented by the foundation. In his words, as a result of the hold competitions, 12 grants of the total value of 800 thousand dollars were given to the RA scientific institutions. It was spent on getting modern research equipment for general usage.

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