“Pope’s pilgrimage to Armenia wasn’t made use of properly in Armenia” (video)
The logos of 14 companies operating in the territory are located in the entrance hall of Viasphere Armenia Technopark. Since 2001, their number has periodically changed; one thing is stable- they are the leading companies of the IT sector. “I was asked that if I am from Lebanon, why was I heading to Armenia and not there; it’s a good question. I answered that they have fallen behind Armenia. Lebanon is a leading place, but I told them to wait a little more and Armenia will make such progress that you will lose track,” says Tony Moroyan, Chairman of Viasphere International operating in the USA. The founder of Armenian branch of the company says that the success isn’t accidental; everything was planned. Now, though, they should think about next phase of development. Specialists are needed for it, but there are also more important aspects. “We need investments. If we do everything investors want, there will be investments. For example, we have adopted international norms of intellectual property protection. But the matter is whether it has been applied in Armenia.” Tony Moroyan brings their example. At present trial is underway with former Executive Director of “Viasphere Technopark”. They won the case in the federal court in the USA; Aram Vardanyan confessed that he had founded his company with the programs stolen from Viasphere. “Here we lost the case, as the judge said they would not accept the documents.” The Court of Appeal, though, didn’t agree with the judgment, and sent the case back to the Court of First Instance. He says that it may become a good precedent that intellectual property is preserved in Armenia. Tony Moroyan highlights that Pope’s pilgrimage to Armenia wasn’t made use of properly in Armenia. Not only in the tourism industry, but also in other branches of economy and in agricultural sphere in order to achieve success, strategic programs are needed and the most important, people, who will be able to implement them, are needed.
