Participants of new technologies in community development program visited TSD company

YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. Children, aged 14-17 from five Armenian communities, who participated in a joint program called "New Technologies in Community Development," which is a joint initiative of  Veon telecom operator (trading as Beeline), the Children's Development Fund and PicsArt, visited the Technology and Science Dynamics  (TSD) company,  which created the first Armenian smartphone called ArmPhone and the first Armenian tabled ArmTab, Beeline reported.

"The participants of this program learn how to apply the latest technologies in their daily lives, and it is highly desirable that they also have an idea of ​​how these new technologies are created. We believe that Armenia has a great potential for technological development," said General Director of Beeline in Armenia, Andrey Pyatakhin.

TSD specialists helped children to assemble portable computers, showed them the process of creating mobile games. Children also watched films through virtual reality glasses, participated in scientific experiments and got acquainted with the secrets of photography.

Vahan Shakaryan, the founder and director of Technology and Science Dynamics, said the program gives participants the opportunity to become participants in the process of creating technologies.
"Together we will contribute to the formation of a generation that will create a strong and economically powerful state," Shakaryan said.

Participants of the program will take pictures of problems in their communities and use the PicsArt application to simulate their solutions. The photos will be distributed in social networks, and upon completion of the program an exhibition of the best photographs will be organized.

VEON Armenia CJSC is part of Veon Group, one of the world's largest integrated telecom operators. It provides fixed and mobile services. -0-

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18:02 10/27/2017