How Armenia is trying to build a Silicon Valley in the Caucasus
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In Armenia, tech education starts at a young age with the Armath program, where children from the age of nine learn essential skills in programming, robotics, and more. Under the guidance of young tech coaches, students create inventive projects that merge creativity with technology, such as smart greenhouses and automated devices. Launched in 2014 by the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE), this initiative now boasts 650 labs nationwide, aiming to solidify Armenia's future as a global technology hub.
"The vision is that we want to see Armenia becoming a tech centre powerhouse that delivers utmost values to Armenia and to the world," says Sarkis Karapetyan, the chief executive of UATE.
"I have made my mother's work easy, one part of the device is set on the roof, and another is a motor," he says. "When it rains the line goes under the roof to keep the clothes dry."
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