What we talked about:
- The issue of Armenia having several state agencies/ministries dealing with construction and urban development.
- The collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of several governmental agencies responsible for urban development.
- Soviet and current models of governance in the sector.
- The current model of construction and urban development governance in need of reforms and reconstruction
- The corruption case against the head of the Urban Development Committee, Vahagn Vermishyan.
- How construction permit process works in Armenia
- Need for establishment of proper urban planning instruments, need to centralize all land information in one dataset, need of tools in order to properly assess and give permits for construction.
