Armenian Diaspora of United States is ready to invest in  technological development of Armenia

ArmInfo. The Armenian Diaspora of the United States is ready to invest in the technological  development of Armenia. This was announced during an online meeting  of the Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Robert Khachatryan  with representatives of the Armenian community in the United States: 

Bagrat Bayburtyan, CEO of "Deloitte Transactions & Business  Analytics", Tigran Khrimyan, Vice President of "FINRA", and Vahagn  Martirosyan, Executive Director of "Meduni UMSI".

According to the press service of the ministry, during the meeting,  the interlocutors discussed the possibility of cooperation with the  Armenian community of America in order to develop the technological  ecosystem of Armenia.

In his speech, Minister Robert Khachatryan presented the main  directions of development of the technological sector of Armenia, the  programs implemented by the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the RA,  stressing that the Ministry is ready to listen to the proposals and  opinions of colleagues from the Diaspora on this issue.

The discussion participants exchanged thoughts on the development of  a startup ecosystem, artificial intelligence, robotics, space  activities, the National Venture Fund, Engineering City and grant  programs. 

The expectations of the Armenian government from the Diaspora were  touched upon, particularly in terms of supporting the development of  the technological sector and investments. In this context, Minister  Khachatryan noted that the format of support expected from the  Diaspora should be reviewed, making it more meaningful.

Speaking about the prospects for effective cooperation with the  Diaspora, the Minister focused on the exchange of interesting  business ideas and experience on American technologies, the  possibility of investing experience in Armenia, emphasizing the need  for expert support.  Representatives of the US Armenian community, in  turn, stressed that the resources of the Diaspora must be coordinated  in order to make support for Armenia more targeted.

As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue  discussions and take effective steps based on the information exchanged.