The Moscow government is
taking part in the World Congress on Information Technologies (WCIT) in
Yerevan. The event brings together leading IT manufacturers, industry experts,
investors, representatives of development organizations and regional
administrations.
Moscow's exhibition area is
divided into three sectors — City, Business, and Innovation. Each of them
showcases latest projects implemented in Moscow as well as locally-designed
innovative products and services.
“Moscow has tremendous IT potential: both in terms of
technology and in terms of the number of specialists involved in this field,”
says Alexey Parabuchev, CEO at the Moscow Agency of Innovations. “In total,
nearly 500 thousand people are employed in IT-related jobs in Moscow. About 70
thousand IT specialist graduate annually from Moscow universities. This
mechanism operates thanks to the timely introduction of changes to the
professional training system, which were largely spearheaded by the city.
The World Congress on Information Technologies in Yerevan
is running through 9 October.
