The 14th ceremony of awarding the State Award of the Republic of Armenia for Global Contribution to the Field of Information Technologies was held in the government.
The event was attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, Deputy President of the National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan, members of the legislative and executive bodies, President of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, President of Synopsys Armenia Yervant Zorian, Director of Synopsis Armenia, chairman of the annual educational awarding committee in the IT field Hovik Musayelyan, and others.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the State Award for Global Contribution to the Field of Information Technologies to Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys Limited.
In his speech, the Prime Minister congratulated Narayana Murthy on receiving the State Award and expressed his satisfaction that such an award exists in the Republic of Armenia. According to Nikol Pashinyan, this award is a manifistation of respect and appreciation to the figures who made a revolutionary contribution to the development of the technological sector.
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“But I think that this award ceremony is also important for the Republic of Armenia. Why? Because I think that this award changes the way we look at the world and changes the way the world perceives the Republic of Armenia. This is important with the logic that we do not only expect appreciation or sympathy from the world, but we can also deliver appreciation and we can express our sympathy at such an important and valuable award ceremony,” the Prime Minister emphasized, adding that this award ceremony is also important for us from another point of view.
According to Nikol Pashinyan, when introducing the award winners, including today Mr. Murty, the phrase “technological giant” is deservedly heard, and this is clearly the case, and today’s event is proof of that. The Prime Minister noted that in the context of this award ceremony, when presenting the award winners to our public, attention should be drawn to their biography. “Its most essential feature is that they were not born giants, but they became giants, they became people making breakthrough investment. Of course, it is assumed that from the beginning the Lord drew a specific destiny and plan for their lives and activities, but it is obvious that without work, it is obvious that without education, and it must also be admitted that it is obvious that without failures it would not be possible to record these achievements. Why do I emphasize this? I hope that we can and will be able to use the opportunity of this award ceremony and the presence of award winners to present the life story of our esteemed award winners to especially our young people, students,” the Prime Minister noted, adding that the life story of each award winner is something that is not only worth knowing, but also bears great energy and potential to give additional motivation, charge and enthusiasm to anyone who knows it.
According to Nikol Pashinyan, one of the motives for organizing this event is as follows. first of all, it is an expression of appreciation for the path of those people. ”We believe that drawing attention to their path can be useful not only for the youth of Armenia, but also for the youth of any country, who can be inspired by these examples. Of course, our award winners, in this case honorable Mr. Murthy, honor all of us, the Republic of Armenia, with their presence, and with this official event we honor the achievements and contributions of our award winners, in this case, honorable Mr. Murthy.
Dear Mr. Murthy, once again accept the assurance of our deepest respect and our appreciation for your path, your contribution to the technology industry and your global impact.”
In his speech, Narayana Murthy thanked the Prime Minister for the high appreciation and emphasized that it was a great honor for him to receive the Award of the Republic of Armenia.
The Office to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia