17:39 | 24.10.11 | News | 3093

Computer center opened in borderline Tavush village with the support of Orange

Yerevan/Mediamax/. A modern computer center, furnished with broadband internet, was opened in Tavush village of Tavush region with joint efforts of Orange, “Shen” NGO and the local community.

The newly opened computer center of the village having 1800 inhabitants is equipped with 6 computers, printer/scanner, Orange Flybox router and comfortable furniture, which will enable the inhabitants not only to be connected with the world, but also to participate in computer courses.

For implementation of this project Orange has allotted total AMD 2,348,860.

“We are a telecommunication company, and the objective and mission of our business is to make state-of-art communication means accessible to everyone. To this end we have built a large 3G+ network and made broadband internet accessible even to the borderline settlements. We believe that by providing access to the inhabitants of remote settlements to the world of state-of-art technologies, we not only make their life easier, the distance between their friends and relatives shorter, but also enable them in many respects to enjoy the same benefits as the inhabitants of Yerevan. One of the fundamentals at the heart of the philosophy of our corporate social responsibility is to make our technologies serve the idea of inclusion and development of remote communities”, said Bruno Duthoit, Orange Armenia CEO.