POLICY BRIEF - DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS Insights from the Bureau of Working

POLICY BRIEF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS Insights from the Bureau of Working Group 2 of the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DIVISION Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this policy brief do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat. [...] The purpose of the 10th measure for neutralization of the Coronavirus-driven economic impact is to support individual micro-enterprises in the Republic of Armenia with provision of one-time grants due to the spread of the Coronavirus. [...] The purpose of the 17th measure for neutralization of the Coronavirus-driven economic impact is to support individual business entities operating in the sector of high technologies in the Republic of Armenia for protection of effective jobs endangered by the difficulties caused by the spread of the Coronavirus, as well as for promotion of implementation and commercialization of innovative ideas in. [...] The purpose of the 19th measure for neutralization of the Coronavirus-driven economic impact is to facilitate the implementation of entrepreneurial ideas of beneficiaries seeking to start a business from scratch and development of innovative business plans of the beneficiaries through expansion of entrepreneurial knowledge and enhancing the accessibility to financing. [...] The purpose of the 24th measure for neutralization of the Coronavirus-driven economic impact is to support business entities in the Republic of Armenia which in 2020 are engaged in processing of agricultural raw materials, including grape processing, to mitigate the risks caused by the spread of the Coronavirus and associated with the current liquidity of their finished products and attract necess.