Economic Development > Gyumri Information Technology Center (GTech)

In partnership with several technology companies, FAR created the Gyumri Information Technology Center (GTech) in 2005 with the goal of broadening the skills of young Armenians and expanding opportunities in a region struggling with high unemployment, poverty and emigration, primarily caused by the 1988 earthquake.

In 2009, the Armenian government proposed an ambitious plan to transform Gyumri into a center for the information technology industry. As the only educational institution in that area that provides training in IT technology, GTech is playing a major role in this endeavor. GTech also helps to bolster development by providing an incubator space for new start up IT businesses. New businesses have already started to open in the area, bringing with them opportunity and growth. GTech is giving Armenians the skills they need to take part.