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ARMENIA RELEASES 0.25 PERCENT OF GDP TO FUND SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
YEREVAN, August 14. / ARKA /. Arthur Iskhanian, a correspondent-member
of Armenian National Academy of Sciences, lashed out today at the
government for its failure to keep its promise to increase gradually
funding for science and research.
Speaking at a news conference he said the government funding
for science makes only 0.25% of GDP, although back in 2010 the
government promised to raise it gradually to European average which
is 2 percent of the GDP, by 2020. He said three years have passed,
but no breakthrough was made to increase the funding of science.
According to him this is to blame on the inaction of the government
and top officials. He said 300 million drams were released by the
government in the last two years for 600 young scientists, but this
is very small amount.
Ishkhanian said scientists had long put up with the country's
leadership's inattention avoiding to raise this problem and only the
National Academy of Sciences would take some steps in this direction.
However, in the last two years young scientists have been voicing
actively their concerns, and their activity has brought about some
result.. A Facebook initiative group was set up to demand increased
funding of science and it was able to bring together like-minded
people to draw professionally a set of demands and deliver them to
responsible authorities.
"Thus, the scientists have united to fight for their rights and their
fight has resulted in some positive changes,' he said. -0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, August 14. / ARKA /. Arthur Iskhanian, a correspondent-member
of Armenian National Academy of Sciences, lashed out today at the
government for its failure to keep its promise to increase gradually
funding for science and research.
Speaking at a news conference he said the government funding
for science makes only 0.25% of GDP, although back in 2010 the
government promised to raise it gradually to European average which
is 2 percent of the GDP, by 2020. He said three years have passed,
but no breakthrough was made to increase the funding of science.
According to him this is to blame on the inaction of the government
and top officials. He said 300 million drams were released by the
government in the last two years for 600 young scientists, but this
is very small amount.
Ishkhanian said scientists had long put up with the country's
leadership's inattention avoiding to raise this problem and only the
National Academy of Sciences would take some steps in this direction.
However, in the last two years young scientists have been voicing
actively their concerns, and their activity has brought about some
result.. A Facebook initiative group was set up to demand increased
funding of science and it was able to bring together like-minded
people to draw professionally a set of demands and deliver them to
responsible authorities.
"Thus, the scientists have united to fight for their rights and their
fight has resulted in some positive changes,' he said. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_releases_0_25_percept_of_gdp_to_fund_scien ce_and_research/#sthash.Gq1ekBKi.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian