Secret of having smart citizen is in educational system, which tries  to adapt and dictate new trends

ArmInfo.Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan today participated in the  "Smart Citizen" panel discussion, which took place within the framework of the "Silicon Mountains 2023" annual international technology summit.

Diana Kiguradze, Regional Manager of Visa in the Caucasus, Alyona  Strattan, First Deputy President of MAIB, Isabel Pollard, Vice  President of Global Business Development for IDEMIA Citizen Identity  Market, Director of Synopsys Armenia, Hovik Musayelyan also took part  in the panel discussion. The moderator of the discussion was Bagrat  Yengibaryan, director of the "Enterprise Incubator Foundation".

The speakers covered topics such as e-governance, digital citizenship  and social media, talked about how they can be used to create smarter  and more interconnected communities, presented their views on how  technology is transforming citizens' interaction with each other,  with the government and the surrounding world.

Regarding the above-mentioned topics, the Chief of Staff of the Prime  Minister specifically noted that there was a smart citizen both in  the prehistoric and in the middle ages, the difference is that the  tools that today's citizens use to make progress are digital.  According to Arayik Harutyunyan, the secret of having a smart citizen  is in the educational system, which tries to adapt and dictate new  trends and priorities, both now and in the past.

Speaking about adapting the educational system to new situations, the  Chief of the Prime Minister's Staff noted that the citizen should not  be overloaded with information, but should be shown which of the many  sources of information is the right one to use.

Speaking about the introduction of new standards in the field of  public education, Arayik Harutyunyan emphasized that the goal of  these standards is to develop the three pillars "Education,  Protection, Respect", because, according to him, without them the  society and an intelligent citizen will feel discomfort in the modern  world.

Within the scope of the topic, the Chief of Staff of the Prime  Minister also answered the questions of the attendees.