UATE CEO Karen Vardanyan receives WITSA’s Eminent Person Award

Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) Karen Vardanyan has received Eminent Person Award of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) on the sidelines of WCIT 2019 being held in Yerevan on 6-9 October.

Vardanyan won the award for his contribution to the development of information and high technologies in Armenia.

One of the most important and successful initiatives of Karen Vardanyan, who has more than 30 years of experience in the IT sector, is the establishment of Armath Engineering Laboratories in public schools. This initiative has helped 7,000 children improve their education and socio-economic status, especially in rural communities.

WITSA’s Eminent Person Award is given to individuals who have had significant impact on people’s lives not necessarily linked to technology. The recipients of the prestigious award included Nelson Mandela.

Asked by Panorama.am how the award could possible affect his future activity, Karen Vardanyan said it was a surprise for him.

“Such a WITSA award, the decision of bestowing which is made by different countries, came as a surprise to me. Thank you so much!” Vardanyan said.

WCIT was established by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance and is held every year. WITSA is a leading consortium of ICT industry association members from over 80 countries/economies around the world. WITSA’s members represent more than 90 percent of the world ICT market.