Notes from the Pink City
Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050 Briefly Explained
At an event on Monday timed to coincide with the 29th anniversary of Armenia’s Declaration of Independence, PM Nikol Pashinyan unveiled his government’s long-promised development strategy. The roadmap entitled Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050 lays out the Armenian State’s long-term socio-economic, educational and human development objectives for the next 30-year period.
At an intimate TED-style conference attended by key government officials, members of the press and prominent civil society figures, Pashinyan laid out a vision for the country designed to tackle poverty, raise real wages, encourage repatriation and establish a green, knowledge-based sustainable economy.
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Pashinyan has too broad of a vision . It’s good if Armenia achieves everything on this list it will be one of the best countries to live in in the World . It would exceed the standards of living of wealthy parts of the US or European welfare states. However, resources are limited and a lot of Armenia’s problems are geopolitical. For example Armenia is excessively militarized due to geopolitical tensions . All those resources that go into the military are not spent on education or social programs . The point is a lot of Armenia’s future prospects will depend on what happens geopolitically . Because economically Armenia has the potential to achieve good levels of developement .
Thank you Raffi for drawing our attention to this important document.
You mentioned that its hour & half presentation was made Tedex style. I think it was beautifully done. The camera work and the audio are excellent and unlike what you get in some youtube dissemination of intellectual presentations one can very clearly follow Pashinyan and his arguments here. In fact it shows Pashinyan’s excellent communications skills.
I am sure that you are aware that David Tavadian of http://www.futures-studio.org has penned an excellent positive critique of this strategy and has made suggestions for improvement which are well worth incorporating in my opinion.
I’ve been preaching the same message for the last 30 years. Follow the Israeli game plan. It really works.Duel citizenship! Take control of Armenia away from the oligarchs Give the diaspora a somewhat equal footing and let them have a feeling of participation. Sell Armenia bonds to the diaspora. Look at whats happening in Israel! It’s all there, game plan and all. Then maybe next time when you visit Armenia as a tourist, you can say you’ve got skin in the game. Just because this plan wasn’t implemented 30 years ago, doesn’t mean its too late. Armenia, what’s good for the goose is good for the groong!