First Armenian Tablet Officially Launched

YEREVAN — The first Armenian tablet –ArmTab – was officially launched today. The Ministry of Educational and Science and the Technology and Science Dynamics Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which the ArmTab will be introduced in the Armenian educational system from 2015.

The idea of ArmTab was presented at the DigiTech Expo in 2013, founder of the Technology and Science Dynamics Company Vahan Chakaryan said at the official ceremony. It won the “Best Multimedia Project” and “Software of the Year” awards at the GITI 2013 conference in Tbilisi. The mass production of the Armenian tabs will be launched in the coming months.

ArmTab Company actively cooperates with local organizations. In particular, the Arax operating system developed by Instigate Design Company, the educational applications of the Locator, Bitlis-MEN Companies and the Regional Mobile Application Laboratory will be installed in the tabled.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Tigarn Sargsyan. Welcoming the initiative, the Prime Minister noted that “a virtual revolution has taken place in the world, and we are a participant of it.”