DigiTec Business 2010 forum to be held in Yerevan on June 9-10 will host 5,000 Armenian businessmen, Executive Director of the Union of Information Technology Enterprises Karen Vardanyan told NEWS.am-Innovation. Referring to the previous experience, he said that 1,500 to 2,000 of the invited businessmen will actually participate.

“The forum aims to present the IT sector’s potential and and promote competitiveness in Armenia’s private sector,” Vardanyan said. Among the aims of forum is also to inform managers of competitive advantages they can gain by applying information technologies in their businesses.

“We have repeatedly stated – and the Government has expressed its concern – that Armenia is among the last in the world in terms of IT application,” Vardanyan said.

He reported that IT associations from Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, as well as representatives of organizations from south-eastern European states, will participate in the forum this year.

This year’s DigiTec is the third forum to be held in Armenia.