ArmInfo. "It's no secret that Russia is the largest labor market, but at the same time, we see that Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are facing the issue of migration," as stated by Tigran Sargsyan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank and curator of the Digital Initiatives Fund, during the Moscow-Minsk-Bishkek-Yerevan-Astana video conference.
He noted that this refers to migrants from India and Pakistan. "And we are in dialogue with governments to develop specific applications for registering migrants and providing them with the necessary services," Sargsyan said. Citing estimates from experts at the Digital Initiatives Foundation, Sargsyan noted that there are approximately 40,000-50,000 labor migrants from Pakistan and India in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. "And the digitalization of service provision will certainly be of great importance," the EDB Deputy Chairman noted.
Sargsyan also touched on the online platform for job searching and filling vacancies, known as the "Electronic Labor Exchange." He mentioned that this platform was created with financial support from the EDB based on best practices from other state online employment platforms in the EAEU countries. In this regard, he reported that approximately 1 million Armenian citizens have been introduced to the new tools for new job searching and filling vacancies. As of February 2025, more than 4,000 job seekers and over 1,000 employers have used the platform, and over 500 vacancies have been filled.
The head of the Foundation also reported that negotiations are currently underway with the Information Systems Agency of Armenia regarding the implementation of various projects. He noted that two projects from the UN Office in Armenia in the field of statistics and health are being developed. "These projects involve the digitalization of census results and the implementation of a digital analysis tool for the Statistical Committee. The second project involves the creation and implementation of a digital protocol for maternity and reproductive health within Armenia's e-health system," Sargsyan said.
