A pilot project by APRI Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
APRI Armenia has released its new report, Better Policy: Reforms to Armenia’s Public Administration, the outcome of a six-month research project. The study draws on nearly 40 interviews with key stakeholders both in Armenia and abroad to evaluate the implementation of the Public Administration Reform Strategy and to identify structural and cultural obstacles to effective policymaking. The pilot project concludes with a roadmap of targeted recommendations to help address the issues identified during the research.
Programme
- Welcoming remarks by Anahide Pilibossian, Vice President of Strategy and Development, APRI Armenia
- Opening remarks by Edgar Mkrtchyan, Head of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan’s Office
- Presentation of the research findings by Hovsep Babayan, Research Fellow in Public Administration Reforms, APRI Armenia
- Fireside chat with Egle Rimkute, Senior Policy Advisor, OECD/SIGMA (online)
Panel discussion
- Lilya Afrikyan, Head of Participatory and Open Governance Department, Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
- Tigran Jrbashyan, Partner, Director of Management Advisory, Ameria Advisory
- Hrachik Yarmaloyan, Regional Component Manager for the Eastern Partnership on Service Delivery/Digital Transformation, Regional Project “Public Administration Reform in the EaP Countries”/ National Coordinator in Armenia, GIZ Armenia
Moderated by Hovsep Babayan, Research Fellow, APRI Armenia
