Tag: creative tech

July 2, 2025
Armenia and Innovation: Time to Challenge the Stereotypes

Armenia and Innovation: Time to Challenge the Stereotypes

Outdated assumptions, from equating innovation with cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs to glorifying Armenia’s Soviet-era academic legacy, continue to shape misguided strategies. Ani Toroyan unpacks five such narratives, urging a more pragmatic, ecosystem-aware approach that reflects Armenia’s current realities and development potential.

May 12, 2025
Armenia’s Innovation Paradox

Armenia’s Innovation Paradox

Leigha Schjelderup’s thesis explores Armenia’s innovation paradox: extraordinary tech talent and diaspora support coexisting with weak institutions and performative policies. Focusing on the AI sector, she reveals how overcoming fragmentation is key to transforming isolated successes into systemic progress.

August 16, 2024
Turquoise Talks: Reflections From Lindau, Ruby Davtyan

Turquoise Talks: Reflections From Lindau

Meeting a Nobel laureate is a thrilling experience for any student or young researcher. However, having the chance to encounter not one but 37 laureates at the same time is almost unimaginable, Ruby Davtyan writes about their experience at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.