President Vahagn Khachaturyan attended the solemn award ceremony held at the Presidential Residence

President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan attended the solemn award ceremony held at the Presidential Residence for the RA State Award for Global Contribution to the High Technologies.

The award has been presented since July 6, 2009, through the initiative of Synopsys, for global contributions to the field of Information Technology (IT).

This award ceremony highlights Armenia on the global IT map as an emerging center of high technologies.

The award program is carried out by a committee appointed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. The initiator and supporter of the award ceremony is Synopsys.

The sponsor of the award ceremony is Viva Company.

The ceremony is supported by the Hayastan All Armenian Fund.

The media partner is the National Network Foundation.

The 2024 State Award was presented to Dr. Yoshiaki Damon Hagiwara, founder of the AIPLAB Consortium, president of the Artificial Intelligence Partner System LOCOMTEC AIPS Laboratory, IEEE Life Fellow, member of AAIA, and distinguished alumnus of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

The RA State Award for Global Contribution to High Technologies was handed to Dr. Hagiwara by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who congratulated and thanked him for his significant contribution to the advancement of science.

Expressing his gratitude for receiving the high honor, the renowned scientist emphasized that he has been guided in life by the motto: "Science creates truth, and truth creates freedom."