Science for security and development

More than 700 Armenian companies have joined the initiative “Gituzh” (“Power of Science”) by presenting suggestions and requests to the Government on improving the situation in science. Active participants in the initiative Hasmik Martirossyan, Sveta Jaghatsalanyan, Nare Gevorkyan and Liana Avetyan are convinced that the development of science can be a lifeline for Armenia in a crisis situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and consequences of the war…

Hasmik Martirosyan, Operations Director of Synergy International Systems, which joined the initiative, regrets that the young Armenian specialists, who are quite competitive in the international market, have left their homeland and continue their activities in other countries.

When she was a student, Hasmik Martirosyan and thirty other students were awarded the RA President’s Award in the field of information technologies. Years ago, when she decided to organize a meeting with the participation of the winners of that year, she found out that none of the thirty talented young people is  in Armenia.

Hasmik Martirosyan emphasizes that when the country’s natural resources are scarce and the geographical location is not favorable, it remains to fill all the gaps by using the intellectual resources.

Sveta Jaghatspanyan, the founder and head of the Vanadzor branch of Hi-Tech Gateway, who also conducts research, sees the continued increase in science allocations as a way of preventing brain drain and encouraging the return of the scientists who have already left the country.

The microelectronics department of the company she heads has created a product called “Forest Guardian”. It  was at the  stage of scientific research for a year and a half.

Although some legislative regulations have caused difficulties in exporting the products, the “forest ranger” is now in Malaysia being tested.

Author of a smart insole for shoes that control physical activity and body weight Embry has joined the initiative. Two of the four founders of the company are women, the engineering and information science work is entrusted to women.

In a conversation with WomenNet.am, Nare Gorgyan, co-founder of Embry, General Director of Design, co-founder of Tech Note, says  that several hundred companies have been  united in the realization that science is dying in Armenia.

The companies united around the “Power of Science” initiative. Note  that there are programs aimed at the development of science, there are compassionate and competitive specialists, they are waiting only for the decision of the National Assembly. So far, they have not been  satisfied with the results of the meetings with  representatives of the executive and legislative bodies.

The member companies of the initiative, in their turn, are ready to support this important cause with their resources and opportunities. As a result, they expect that the problem will have a conceptual solution, young specialists will receive positive messages to do science in Armenia, science will develop, developing almost all spheres in a chain, from education to economy.

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