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Commissioner Johannes Hahn
Eastern Partnership: EU and neighbouring countries boost cooperation on the digital economy
25/06/2018
The EU and the six Eastern Partner countries have agreed to step up their cooperation on the digital economy, adopting a road map on reducing roaming charges, addressing the cybersecurity threat in a coordinated manner, and expanding e-services to create more jobs in the digital industry. Speaking in Minsk, Belarus, where he was taking part in the 10th Eastern Partnership Informal Partnership...
Armenia: apply now for courses on career development and customer services
Armenia
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11/06/2018
The EU-funded project on ‘ Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs ’ in Armenia is organising a series of training courses on career development and customer services and communication skills, aimed at the local workforce in the regions of Lori, Syunik and Armavir. The targeted sectors of the project are food processing and tourism. The courses will be launched from July 2018, and each course...
Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs in Armenia
Courses for Armenian SMEs in tourism and food processing
Armenia
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11/06/2018
The EU-funded project on ‘ Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs ’ in Armenia is organising a series of courses for SMEs in the food processing and tourism sectors in the regions of Lori, Syunik and Armavir. The courses will be launched from July 2018, and each course will last 15 hours a period of 3 days. By taking part in the courses, start-up and acting SMEs will improve their...
grant opportunity for IT companies in Shirak marz Armenia
Armenia: EU4Business grant opportunity for IT companies in Shirak marz
Armenia
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08/05/2018
As part of the EU4Business project on ‘Boosting Technological Developments in Shirak Marz’, the Microsoft Innovation Centre Armenia and Gyumri Information Technologies Centre have announced a new grant opportunity for partner IT companies. The deadline for applications is 20 May. The goal of the grant opportunity is to assist IT companies operating in Shirak marz in expanding their activities and...
Armenian delegation in the spotlight at Hannover Messe 2018
Armenia
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04/05/2018
Supported by the EU-SMEDA project, four Armenian Precision Engineering and IIoT (industrial internet of things) companies recently had the opportunity to be part of this year's Hannover Messe 2018 , the world’s biggest trade fair for engineering. Prior to the trade fair, several sessions for capacity development and preparation had been conducted by EU-SMEDA. Additionally, a road show was...
SME statistics in focus as Armenian statistical service visits Denmark
Armenia
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30/04/2018
Staff of the Armenian National Statistical Service have taken part in a study tour to Denmark, organised by the EU4Business SMEDA (Support to SME Development in Armenia) project. The visit follows four expert missions on SME statistics organised by EU-SMEDA, aiming at enhancing the capacities of the National Statistical Service. The key topics discussed and observed in Denmark were: information...
EAVE on Demand Producers’ Workshop in Yerevan
Armenian film producers take part in cutting edge production workshop
Armenia
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17/04/2018
Between April 12 and 15, selected Armenian feature film producers took part in the EAVE on Demand Producers’ Workshop in Yerevan, organised by the EU-funded SMEDA project. EAVE , European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs, is one of the leading training and development providers for producers in Europe, renowned for its EAVE Producers Workshop . During the intensive training in Yerevan, producers had an...
In the fly - winners of the contest
Development awards for winners of tourism hackathon in Armenia
Armenia
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12/04/2018
The three winners of the hackathon aimed at generating innovative ideas for tourism in Armenia have been announced by the jury at the Vanadzor Technology Centre (VTC) in Armenia’s Lori Region, at the end of an event supported by the EU-funded SMEDA project for support to SME development in Armenia, in partnership with VTC and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF). The SMEDA project granted...
tourism hackathon
Laying the ground for innovative tourism in Armenia’s regions
Armenia
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11/04/2018
A hackathon aimed at generating innovative ideas for tourism was launched on 7 April at the Vanadzor Technology Centre (VTC) in Armenia’s Lori Region, supported by the EU-funded SMEDA project for support to SME development in Armenia, in partnership with VTC and the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF). Around 50 young and enthusiastic teams gathered at the VTC to compete around innovative ideas...
Improving Business Statistics in Armenia
Improving business statistics in Armenia: focus on business demography and SME financing
Armenia
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29/03/2018
A workshop on business statistics was held in the Armenian capital Yerevan on 15-16 March, which focused on business demography and SME financing indicators. The workshop – the second in a series – was organised in the framework of the EU-funded project on ‘Improving Business Statistics in Armenia’, part of the EU4Business: From Policies to Action programme, implemented by the OECD. The purpose...