Noubar Afeyan on the new covid variant and Armenia-diaspora relations

Noubar Afeyan, the co-founder and chairman of Moderna, speaks to CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian about the new Omicron covid variant and how the world should tackle this new challenge. Mr. Afeyan also discusses Armenia-diaspora relations and his involvement in projects aiming to further Armenia’s social and economic development.

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An Armenian technological leapfrog

Suzanna Shamakhyan, the Vice President of Strategic Planning at the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), speaks to CivilNet about the organization’s aim to make Armenia an innovation hub by 2041. Ms. Shamakhyan explains what are some of the obstacles to the tech sector’s growth, different cooperation initiatives that take place with international partners and what she means by a “technological leapfrog.”

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