News - The Prime Minister discussed with the members of 'Gituzh' the next steps aimed at developing the science sector.

The Prime Minister discussed with members of the 'Gituš' initiative the upcoming steps aimed at developing the science sector. The Prime Minister's press service reports that Nikol Pashinyan welcomed the members of the 'Gituš' initiative in the Government. 'The Prime Minister congratulated those present on the occasion of World Science Day and noted that today's meeting is a good opportunity to discuss the results of the policies implemented in the science sector in recent years and the tasks for the upcoming period. We have repeatedly spoken about the preceding period, including our timetable for increasing salaries in the science sector, which has been in progress for several years and reached its culmination on January 1 of the previous year. Therefore, we must understand what the experience from this process has shown us and what ideas we have about our obligations in the near future,' said Nikol Pashinyan. Education, Science, Culture and Sport Minister Zhanna Andreasyan noted that in the preceding period they had worked closely with the 'Gituš' initiative, and these years have been guiding. The Parliament has approved and, as of October 20, entered into force the Law on Higher Education and Science, which, according to the minister, creates new institutional opportunities for the development of science. Andreasyan noted that the upcoming five-year Strategy for the Development of Science is currently presented for public discussion. 'The ministry is also open to discussions and to hearing proposals, because the proposed strategy is still a draft and proposals will be helpful,' the minister said. She added that, in cooperation with 'Gituš', the 'Science Week' event is being held for the second time, aimed at popularizing science, including among children. Andreasyan emphasized that a special toolkit and methodology has been developed, which is implemented even in kindergartens. During 'Science Week', more than 300 educational institutions — schools, kindergartens — participated in scientific experiments and other activities. 'Gituš' initiative member Tigran Shakhverdyan expressed gratitude to the prime minister for the meeting and noted that the initiative unites 202 technology companies and 24 business associations. The aim is to promote the development of science and technology by working with the Government. According to Shakhverdyan, the recent years' increased funding for academic science has made it possible to halt nearly the sector's collapse. During the meeting, issues and solutions of state policy in targeted scientific research and technological development were discussed. Reference was made to the development of scientific capabilities in the economy, the field of food security, the implementation of research in the public administration system, funding of science and other issues. The Prime Minister proposed to the members of the 'Gituš' initiative to continue the work in the aforementioned directions in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport and the Science Committee, and to present appropriate proposals. At the same time, the head of the country emphasized that the Government is ready to allocate separate funding from the state budget for those scientific programs that have matured and are ready to enter the practical stage,' the press release states. If you find a typo, you can send it to us by selecting the typo and pressing CTRL+Enter