The Gituzh Initiative

Empower Armenia through science and technology.

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Armenia approves National Academy of Sciences Presidium membership.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/7dUVG3IZdJ

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Armenia’s research institute charters approved; forming governing boards is the next priority.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/oqLJinKoN6

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Decisions should be grounded in scientific research: Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/yz4l04ejka

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16 Armenian universities showcase “Air, Soil, Water” at COP17 until October 30.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/DhOhE0o77V

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19 research projects from six countries recommended for funding in Armenia.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/KXoxNms0sW

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EU-funded WARIE AI research project launches in Yerevan. Total budget: over €4.2m.
🔗Read more here: https://t.co/MUXOUUz8od

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Gituzh joined an Armenian delegation in Toulouse for a study visit organised by EU4Innovation East, exploring research–industry collaboration, technology transfer and opportunities for cooperation with Armenian organisations.

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🚩The measures of the 2027 strategic program for science must be reflected in the budget.

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🔴 Under these circumstances, it is unclear how the number of researchers can be raised to 4,000 by 2027 and new grant competitions announced: an open letter from representatives of Armenia’s scientific community.

🔗 Full article: https://t.co/LsPkHSOixA

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❗240 scientists have sent an open letter to Pashinyan and Rubinyan regarding the 2027 science budget.
Details in the @NEWSam_English article.
🔗https://t.co/p6ySXLiwM4

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📣 The Science Budget in 2027: Promises vs. Reality
@infocom_am's analysis of the discrepancy between the draft budget and the strategic plan.
https://t.co/ZZw2FzhxvT

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Armenia’s Science Development Strategy envisages ~AMD 20B in additional funding for 2027, yet the draft state budget adds only AMD 1.5B.

Gituzh calls on the Government and National Assembly to ensure the funding needed to implement the adopted strategy ⤵️

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📽️ Watch the interview about who is turning Armenia's issues into research commissions and demands an applicable result conducted by https://t.co/KjXAXQWIPQ with Gevorg Safaryan - member of the "Gituzh" initiative and founder of "LimeTech" and "Earlyone."
https://t.co/DdYKErtH79

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@CivilNetTV has published a statement by Gituzh regarding the absence of scientific-technological security solutions in the government's new program. Read the full article here: https://t.co/rI8L0T0RCs

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Armenia adopted a strategy to reach 0.75% of GDP for public R&D by 2030.
But in 2025, actual public R&D spending fell to 0.28% of GDP, down from 0.33% in 2024.
Based on source data from https://t.co/5nSxE2LK39; analyzed with Armenian Budget Tools (https://t.co/MmAmcmojwI)

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🚀 State-led SpaceTech Ecosystem: A New Model from India
Karnataka has launched India’s first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology (CoE)—aimed at accelerating the transition from research to market-ready solutions.
More: https://t.co/G3Ozm9YvuU

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During @Boon_TV 's “Public Sector: Innovation” series, Tigran Gasparyan and Tigran Jrbashyan discuss the need of strategic public policy, empowered private sector innovation, and investment in human capital.
https://t.co/9MSMWvoBIr

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Research institutions in Armenia have long faced major challenges regarding procurement of scientific equipment. In some cases leading to 2.5–5x higher costs and significant delays.
The proposed changes may address the problems to some extent.
🔗Article: https://t.co/lbeApcY4Rq

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The Defense Industry Committee of the @Hti_Armenia, in collaboration with the "Science and Technology Development Foundation", announces the "From Idea to State Testing" grant competition with a total prize budget of 30 million AMD.
🔗Details: https://t.co/qCt05ENoBU

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The Knight Science Journalism Program (@KSJatMIT) at @MIT has announced its 2026-27 fellowship class!
Quality science journalism matters because it translates research into accessible reporting that builds public understanding on complex science concepts.
https://t.co/uWbrm5eINq