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Demography is not just statistics, it sits at the core of national security, economic development, and long-term state planning. In this CivilNet episode, we speak with Mikayel Hovhannisyan, Vice-Rector of Yerevan State University, to discuss YSU’s newly established Center for Demographic Research and how population trends are becoming increasingly central to policymaking in Armenia. Data-driven decision-making can help governments avoid mistakes, but how can scientific impartiality be maintained when officials do not like hearing “bad news”? He also describes how the latest technologies and artificial intelligence are being integrated into demographic research.
