The Government of the Republic of Armenia has published a draft State Support Program aimed at ensuring access to high-performance computing (HPC) resources in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
Under the draft, the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia will provide resident individuals, individual entrepreneurs, and organizations with free access to high-performance computing resources available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform, including GPU, CPU, RAM, and Storage. The cost of these resources will be fully subsidized.
Some of the key objectives are:
- creating an open and inclusive AI ecosystem;
- expanding scientific research, educational, and technological opportunities;
- promoting collaboration among researchers.
Applications will be filed online through the Virtual Institute of Artificial Intelligence platform. A designated committee will evaluate the submissions based on their level of innovation, feasibility, and potential socio-economic impact.
The Program is expected to be financed from the state budget, with the total amount of subsidies for 2026 capped at AMD 400 million