High Commissioner: Diaspora potential mapping program to be launched  in Armenia for the first time in 2020

ArmInfo. In 2020, in Armenia, the mapping program for the constantly changing diaspora potential will begin to be applied for the first time. On October 31,  during the discussions in the parliamentary commissions on the draft  state budget of the Republic of Armenia in 2020, the High  Commissioner for Diaspora under the Prime Minister of the Republic of  Armenia Zara Sinanyan stated.

According to him, it is necessary to go a long way in working with  the diaspora, and the office of the High Commissioner, which has been  operating for 4.5 months, is called upon to carry out this work.  Basically, Sinanyan continued, the work will unfold in two main areas  - the interaction of the RA with the diaspora and the involvement of  the potential of the diaspora in the development of the historical  homeland. A total of AMD 775 million will be allocated for both  programs. The largest program is the interaction of the Republic of  Armenia with the Diaspora worth 450 million drams. It envisages the  implementation of six programs, one of which is the Step Home  program. It aims to enhance the repatriation process. Work in this  direction, the Commissioner continued, must begin with the youth of  the diaspora. 145 million drams will be directed to solve this  problem. It is expected that in 2020 the republic will be visited by  about 800 young people aged 12 to 20 years who will hold camp camps  in Armenia and Artsakh.

An important place in the work of the office will be taken by the  retraining program for teachers of Armenian schools abroad. In  addition to retraining courses, teachers will visit the sights of the  country, hold meetings with famous figures of science, culture, and  art. The duration of the courses will be 2 weeks.  As expected, in  2020 their total number of participants will be 40 people, and the  amount of funding for this program will be equal to 25 million drams.

For the first time, the program "Practice of Public Policy" will  begin to be applied, which, in essence, means the return of minds and  their involvement in the socio-economic and social life of the  republic. It is envisaged that next year Armenia will host about 20  highly qualified young specialists, which will be directed to 90 , 2  million drams.

Another program concerns the notification of diaspora representatives  about the processes and conditions for repatriation taking place in  Armenia. It is planned to develop and implement 120 television and  radio broadcasts using space communication systems, the Internet and  social networks. 60 million drams will be allocated for the  implementation of the project. Another 10 million drams will be  provided by the Armenian media in Georgia.

As for the program of involving the potential of the diaspora in the  development of the historical homeland, as Sinanyan noted, for these  purposes 325 million drams are planned to be sent. Work in this  direction will mainly be aimed at mapping the potential of the  diaspora, and the possibility of its application at home.