On September 20, Member of the
Board – Minister in charge of Internal Markets, Information Support,
Information and Communication Technologies of the Eurasian Economic Commission,
Karine Minasyan, spoke about modern digital solutions that provide new opportunities
to increase mutual trade between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union
and enhance international cooperation.
Karine Minasyan’s report was
given at the Forum “Armenia: a Platform for the Entry onto Major Markets”, as
part of the “Made in Armenia” exhibition. The event was held under the auspices
of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. The event was attended
by representatives of public authorities and the business community of Armenia.
“The creation of the Eurasian digital space is a necessary component of
the integration of the Member States and the inclusion of the EAEU in the
large-scale processes of global digital transformation, which is the main
driving force of the technological transformation of the economy of the Union
countries,” said Karine Minasyan. “Implementation of joint projects with third
countries when creating digital platforms will open up access to new foreign
markets to the business entities of our States.”
The EEC Minister spoke about
the prospect of developing joint projects with Iran. In particular, mention was
made of the formation of digital data highways between Iran and the EU through
the Eurasian Economic Union and the opportunity to share available resources.
Karine Minasyan proposed discussing the possibility of developing common
approaches to the formation of the digital service environment, including
digital transit corridors associated with transport and logistics projects
between the Eurasian Union and Iran.
The EEC Minister presented the Commission’s
initiative regarding the elaboration of proposals on the formation of the
digital agenda of the Union. She highlighted that the EEC is actively working
on establishing an integrated information system and a digital space of trust
as part of the global digital economy. The representative of the Commission
emphasised the important role that Armenia could play in this work. According
to the EEC Minister, Armenia is a country where the development of information
technology is a priority. Its IT industry
has a large number of professionals able to deal with complex transformational
tasks.