Japan curious about Armenian IT specialists

YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. Japan is interested in getting Armenian IT specialists involved in its IT sector, executive director of Armenian-Japanese Association Junichi Nakazawa said.

Nakazawa said he studied Armenia’s potential in the field during his visit to the country and stressed Japanese companies were interested in getting Armenian IT specialists involved in their companies.

He expressed belief Armenian IT developers could work both in the territory of Japan and at a distance – for performing their tasks for Japanese companies while being in Armenia.

Armenia’s IT sector records about 20-25% growth every year. Its share in the country’s GDP is 3.8%. IT growth was 22% as of the end of 2013. Annual turnover of the sector is $380 million. According to the country’s IT development strategy, the turnover is expected to rise to $1 billion by 2018. –0--

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14:46 06/17/2014