26/04/2024
Opportunity for ‘Brave’ women entrepreneurs in Ukraine
A programme that helps Ukrainian women start or develop an existing business is accepting applications until 28 April 2024. The new season of the accelerator programme ‘Vidvazhna 2: Scaling and digitalisation’ was launched in Kyiv on 26 March as a continuation of the project.
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20/02/2024
Register: first INATBA ‘Blockchain Horizons’ academic and R&D forum
Registration is open for the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) first edition of Blockchain Horizons, the association’s academic, research and development (R&D) forum. The event is scheduled to take place in Darmstadt, Germany on 22 May 2024; the deadline for related submissions is 28 February.
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20/02/2024
New report: EU4Digital recommendations support Eastern Partnership DESI implementation
EU4Digital Facility has published a new report, ‘Recommendations on implementing DESI indicators in the Eastern Partner countries’, to support uptake of Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) data collection in line with EU methodologies.
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14/02/2024
Prospects for Armenia–UK cooperation in the high-tech sector
Armenian and United Kingdom officials met on 29 January 2024 to discuss cooperation in the tech sector, including relevant legislative changes and initiatives involving experts.
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31/01/2024
New Armenian High-Tech Industry Minister begins exploring industry collaboration
The Republic of Armenia’s new Minister of High-Tech Industry, Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, took office on 30 December 2023 and held meetings in January 2024 with governmental agencies, military industry companies and companies of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry to explore opportunities for collaboration.
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26/01/2024
EaPConnect partner ASNET-AM facilitates Armenia’s digitisation of cultural materials
In Armenia the digitisation of cultural materials such as books has been ongoing for around 20 years; now, thanks to collaboration within the EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project, the national research and education network (NREN) ASNET-AM has gained exclusive rights to operate ‘dLibra’ in the country—a system that opens up a range of user-friendly possibilities for the preservation of cultural heritage.
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24/01/2024
Young European Ambassadors organise hackathon on AI in society
Young European Ambassadors (YEA) helped organise the ‘Bridging the Gap’ hackathon on 13-14 January 2024, discussing and offering solutions to the biggest challenges related to artificial intelligence (AI). Participants developed ideas on the influence of AI on democracy, education, environment, and society as a whole.
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23/01/2024
Armenia’s GovTech and World Bank hold ‘Accelerating Digitalization’ workshop
Within the framework of Armenia’s ‘GovTech’ initiative, the ‘Accelerating Digitalization’ workshop was held on 19 January 2024 in Yerevan, in cooperation with the World Bank.
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23/01/2024
Armenia’s ‘Neruzh 4.0 Diaspora Tech Startup Program’ accepts grant applications
The Armenian Ministry of High-Tech Industry has accepted grant applications for the 2023 ‘Neruzh 4.0 Diaspora Tech Startup Program’ offering state funding, mentoring and training.
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17/01/2024
Armenia and Canada renew commitment to high-tech sector cooperation
Canada’s recently appointed Ambassador to Armenia expressed hope for deeper relations between the two countries in the field of information and telecommunication technologies, during a meeting on 13 December 2023.
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15/01/2024
New working group proposed to advance Armenia’s digital transformation
Armenia’s Prime Minister called for the creation of a national working group to address the country’s digital sector challenges and policies, following a consultation on 15 December 2023. Representatives of about 30 large IT companies met with government officials to discuss the issues and assess policies for the sector’s development.
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09/01/2024
EU4Digital launches data governance strategies activity for quality public data
Recent developments in electronic services, information exchange, use of artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making across various sectors means that reliable and accessible data are vital. To respond to the growing demand for high-quality and easily accessible public data in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, the EU4Digital Facility kicked off its new data governance strategies activity on 6 December 2023.
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08/01/2024
‘Journal as a Service’ supports academic publishing in Armenia
The Armenian national research and education network ASNET-AM has introduced a groundbreaking ‘Journal as a Service’ initiative for academic publishing, using cloud computing resources established through the EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect) project.
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