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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Armenia’s SDG Innovation Lab, in cooperation with the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia, will hold the nationwide “AI Days 2026” event on November 13–14.
The two-day event aims to make the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) accessible, understandable and useful to broad segments of society, regardless of age, profession or place of residence.
The main event of AI Days 2026, AI Agora, will take place on November 14 at the National Gallery of Armenia under the theme “Artificial Intelligence for People, Work and Democracy.”
In ancient Greece, the agora symbolized an open public space where people gathered to think together and shape decisions about the future, laying the foundations for modern democracy. Following the same principle, UNDP will bring together policymakers, members of the scientific and technology communities, and citizens under one roof as equal participants in a dialogue to seek answers to questions that concern everyone in the era of widespread AI adoption: What potential does artificial intelligence hold for Armenia? How will it develop in the coming years? And what rules should govern it to contribute to the country's progress and human capital development?
Participants at the opening of AI Agora will be welcomed by Natia Natsvlishvili, UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia. The thematic discussions will feature Deputy Ministers of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence Aramayis Grigoryan and Tatev Aslanyan, as well as Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Anna Babajanyan.
As part of AI Days 2026, training sessions on the practical applications of AI will be held on November 13 in Yerevan and across Armenia's regions. Topics will include the responsible and safe use of AI, cybersecurity, lifelong learning, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.
The events across Armenia will be organized by UNDP partners, including beneficiaries of the NEST: National Ecosystem for Skills and Technologies program and organizations joining AI Days. Their initiatives will range from thematic training sessions and practical workshops to discussions and interactive events.
In particular, the Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) will organize meetings in Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor focusing on the use of AI tools and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Through the efforts of the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), students in the Generation AI program will become teachers for several hours, introducing their peers to the possibilities of AI through interactive and practical assignments.
The Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center (ISTC) Foundation will organize an interregional forum titled “AI in Practice: Business, Education and Technology” for young people from Yerevan and six regions.
The Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia (MIC Armenia) Foundation will hold an online event titled “Trust, but Verify: Safe Use of AI in Armenia” for teenagers and adults interested in AI.
The Technological Education Foundation (TEF) will introduce students at the Armenian State University of Economics to how AI is affecting the labor market and what skills they need today to prepare for tomorrow.
The Armenian Progressive Youth NGO will organize the “Future Skills Forum: AI, Career and Digital Future” for around 100 young people. The event will focus on career guidance and the targeted use of AI tools in that process.
The Teach For Armenia Foundation will guide teachers in the regions in learning and applying AI tools through its initiative “Artificial Intelligence as a Teacher's Partner and Support.” Teachers will learn how to use AI to prepare lesson plans.
Students at the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) SMART Center will explore the responsible use of AI through practical assignments and by applying AI to solve real-world problems.
TUMO Labs will hold a meeting for public servants titled “AI at Work: What to Trust AI With and What Not to.” Participants will learn how AI can make their daily work easier and improve the quality of public services.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, several dozen general education schools will also join AI Days. On November 13, 12th-grade students, who are choosing their professional paths this year, will learn to use AI competently and safely through AI-focused lessons, student projects and discussions. Their videos and projects will be featured in a nationwide campaign.
In Hrazdan, UNDP and the municipality will hold an evening event combining AI, art and architecture on November 13 in front of the Drama Theatre building. Images created by young people from the city using AI tools to depict their vision of the future will be displayed on the theatre's facade using 3D projection mapping technology.
In Gyumri, UNDP will organize a World Café-style discussion titled “AI in Armenia's Social Protection Sector” within the framework of its social protection program funded by the European Union. Beneficiaries, representatives and employees of government institutions in the sector, non-governmental organizations and AI specialists will gather around five tables as equal participants to discuss the opportunities and risks AI creates for the social protection system and where the role of humans remains irreplaceable.
AI Days 2026 is organized by UNDP Armenia’s SDG Innovation Lab in cooperation with the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia.
The initiative is co-funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA).