Competitiveness Newsletters

Issue 11, October 2009

The 11th issue of Armenia’s Competitiveness Newsletter has been published. It highlights CAPS’ activities in the information technology (IT) sector and contains the following headlines:

Armenian ICT Sector Showcases its Potential at DigiTec Expo 2009
CAPS Helps Armenian Universities Establish Academic Partnerships with World-Renowned Educational Institutions

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 11

• Second “Armenian Competitiveness Report” Launched
• ArmTech Congress ’09 Armenia’s High Tech Industry Conference Returns to Silicon Valley
• ICT Leaders without Ties Initiative: An Effective Tool for Industry
• Helping Tourism Companies Be Technologically Advanced
• Roadmap for Real-Time Armenia: eGovernment, eSecurity and eCommerce
• Armenia to Have High Tech Venture Capital Fund
• Developing Armenia’s Information Society

Issue 10, June 2009

CAPS 10th issue newsletter has been dedicated to Armenia’s tourism industry activities. It addresses the key issues of the sector, such as the promotion of the country’s tourism opportunities in the global tourism market, application of modern IT solutions in tourism, workforce development, etc.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 10

• Armenia is better promoted on International travel portals
• Armenia’s Bird Trail launches in Surenavan village
• Armenia is welcoming more Italian tourists than ever before
• Country and regional branding international symposium
• Promoting IT applications in tourism
• Promoting Armenia’s tourism opportunities in France
• Tourism classes from George Washington University
• Improved website helps attract new visitors
• Strengthening academic partnerships

Issue 9, April 2009

CAPS ninth issue of newsletter is devoted to pharmaceutical cluster activities. It addresses the key issues and concerns of the pharmaceutical sector, contains important industry statistics and interviews with key representatives of this sphere.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 9

• CAPS provides assistance to the Armenian pharmaceutical industry
• Trainers for GMP center of excellence
• Medicine regulation in Armenia
• Attaching importance to cooperation with associations
• Revealing domestic perception of local pharmaceutical producers and products
• Strengthening HR capacities of pharmaceutical companies
• Assessment of skills and knowledge needs for pharmaceutical industry

 Issue 8, December 2008

CAPS is pleased to announce the eighth issue of Armenia’s Competitiveness Newsletter featuring many important activities during the last quarter of 2008 amongst the tourism, information technology, pharmaceutical and engineering services clusters.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 8

     • Armenian Talent Attracts A Worldwide Engineering Leader
     • "IT Month" Now A Tradition In Armenia
     • Armtech Congress '08 Learning From The Past And Inventing The Future
     • Internship Program: Consistent Efforts Yield Notable Results
     • Business Associations Take Key Role In CTS'08
     • Armenia's First Pharmaceutical Industry Conference Introduces International Standards
     • Silicon Valley Marketing Road Show: Promoting The Armenian IT Sector In The US Marketplace
     • Support to Armenia's Tourism Legal And Regulatory Reform
     • Revealing Domestic Perception of Local Pharmaceutical Producers and Products
     • Five Armenian Tourist Sites Are Now Better Equipped To Host Visitors
     • CAPS Firm Level Assistance Program: Building HR Capacities In Local Companies
     • The Global Innovation Forum For Education And Development

Issue 7, September 2008

The seventh issue of Armenia’s Competitiveness Newsletter has been published. It contains the following headlines:

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 7

     • Enhancing the Visitor Experience at Major Tourism Attractions
     • Mass Media as Key Factor in Formation of E-Society
     • Career Fair Stimulates Employment
     • Meeting News Challenges and Markets in Tourism
     • Bridging the IT Gap Between Armenia and Developed Countries
     • Strengthening the Engineering and Industrial Design Services Cluster in Armenia
     • “Good Manufacturing Practices” – an Investment in Good Quality Medicines
     • Summer School of Tourism Studies
     • First Armenian Competitiveness Report Launched

ISSUE 6, April 2008

CAPS is into its third year and has had significant accomplishments since the start of the project. We are pleased to present highlights on some of them in the sixth issue of the project newsletter.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 6

• Career Center Bridges Workforce and Companies
• “IT Month” Winner Team Starts Its Own Business and More…
• CAPS Helps Armenia Promote Adventure Tourism in The Country
• Sourcio: First Armenian IT Company Receiving IT Mark Certification
• Promoting Armenia in the Italian Travel Market
• Paving the Way for Career Development
• CAPS Helps Companies Enter New Markets
• Developing a Culture to Invest in Business Development Services
• CAPS Helps Armenian IT Sector Build New Partnerships in the U.S. Market

ISSUE 5, November 2007

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 5

• IT Month
• 5th IEEE East-West Design & Test Symposium EWDTS 2007
• ICT Leaders Without Ties
• Presentation of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Initiative
• Sixth International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technologies
• The ArmTech Organizing Committee Meeting
• The Advancing Innovation ECA 2007 International Innovation Conference and ECA Incubators’ Network Regional Workshop
• Respective IT Sectors as Cornerstone and Building a Knowledge – Based Economy
• Signing of an Agreement with National Instruments on the Implementation of Educational Programs
• Synopsys Week
• Official Opening of Synopsys Armenia New Research and Development Site
• Second Armenian Microelectronics Olympiad
• Annual Educational Awards of RA President to Armenia’s Best IT Students
• Digitec 2007
• Microsoft “Developer Days” Training –Seminar
• Round Table “ICT For SME Development”
• Imagine Cup Armenia
• Other Events

ISSUE 4, August 2007

CAPS is pleased to announce issue number 4 of Armenia’s Competitiveness Newsletter. This month you will find a special feature on Business Associations, highlights on a recently conducted Tourism Benchmarking Survey and insightful coverage of other developments in the IT and Tourism Clusters.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 4

• Opening New Job Horizons
• Tourism “Gossip”
• Marketing Armenia’s Tourism Potential In Italy
• New Strategies Launched At Cluster Competitiveness Conferences
• Successful Cooperation With Associations – Tour Operators Improve Marketing Skills
• ArmTech Congress 2007
• Tourism Lectures For University Students
• Business Associations As a Way To Improved Public Policy
• Career Center In Slavonic University
• CAPS Project Helps Armenian Hospitality Industry To Operate According To International Standards
• Tourism Statistics
• USA, Italy, UK, France and Russia Possess The Greatest Potential as Source Markets For Armenia’s Tourism Industry
• Business To Business Meeting For Armenian and Georgian Tour Operators
• Staff Highlight

ISSUE 3, April 2007

The 3rd issue of CAPS Newsletter contains useful information on Armenia's Tourism and IT clusters, the results of recently conducted Armenian American Diaspora Survey, the International Visitor Survey, as well as Special Feature by CAPS Senior Competitiveness Expert Alan Saffery.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 3

• Paving The Way to New Markets
• Boosting Armenia’s Tourism Competitiveness
• Diaspora Excited to Visit Armenia
• New Survey of Arriving And Departing Visitors
• CAPS Support To It Companies Participating In ArmTech International Investor Conference
• Improving and Proving IT Sector Performance: CAPS To Help Introduce The Internationally Recognized IT Mark Certification Program In Armenia
• Armenia’s Participation At CeBIT 2007
• Associations Foster Cooperation And Development
• Union of Information Technology Enterprises ( UITE)
• Armenia Hotel Association ( AHA)
• Armenian Guides Guild ( AGG)
Union of Incoming Tour Operators ( UITO)
• Armenian Restaurant Association ( ARA)
Board of Airline Representatives in Armenia ( BARA)
CAPS Welcomes New Deputy Chief of Party
• New Information On The CAPS Website: http://www.caps.am//

ISSUE 2, January 2007

CAPS published the second issue of the project newsletter, which has fully been devoted to Armenia's Month of Information Technologies 2006.

Taking into account the tremendous success of this initiative, CAPS used the summary information in the newsletter in order to further highlight the importance of the IT cluster and the benefits of the cooperative approach that was taken in planning and implementing these events.

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 2

• Armenian IT Month 2006
• Exhibitions, Symposia and Conferences
• “ICT Opportunities and Challenges for Landlocked Developing Countries” International Symposium
• “Human Rights in the Information Society” Empowering Children and Young People” Pan-European Forum
• Global e-Content Summit
• “Innovative ICT 2006” Conference
• Armenian-Egyptian IT Business Forum
• Contests and Awards
• Presidential Awards for Top IT Students
• Microelectronics Olympiad
• E-Content Award Contest
• Inter-University Contest
• Armenian Universities with IT Specialists
• Open Source Programming Marathon
• Formal Agreements Concluded During IT Month
• Bridging Music with High-Tech

ISSUE 1, October 2006

CAPS NEWSLETTER, Issue 1

• Promoting IT Careers
• Dilijan in Open for Business
• Improving Customer Service in Armenia’s Hospitality Industry
• Strong Business Service Providers to Serve Tourism and IT Companies
• Staff Highlight
• CAPS Activities Finalized, March to September 2008
• Important Upcoming Events