On November 25, 2025, in order to implement the instructions of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, regarding mitigating the impact of potential risks on the national economy, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, chaired by First Deputy Minister Solehzoda A. A. held a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Headquarters for Coordinating Macroeconomic Policy Implementation and Preventing the Impact of Potential Risks on the National Economy. The meeting was titled "Strengthening Innovation Processes and the Use of Digital Technologies in the Economy."
At the beginning of the meeting, Solehzoda A. A. noted that the Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, in his latest Address to the Supreme Assembly, declared 2025–2030 the "Years of Digital Economy and Innovation Development" with the goal of expanding innovation processes and fully leveraging the opportunities offered by digital technologies in the economy. This initiative has provided a significant boost to the digitalization of the country's financial, monetary, tax, and customs systems, insurance, food security, standardization, education, healthcare, and other economic and social spheres.
At the meeting, Deputy Director of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies Bodurshozoda M.A. delivered a report. It was noted that the Agency has taken a number of necessary measures to further improve innovation development and the use of digital technologies in national economic sectors, and is working with relevant ministries and agencies to address existing challenges in this area.
To strengthen the digitalization of national economic sectors, necessary practical measures were identified: reducing internet costs in line with indicators from other countries, improving internet coverage in cities and regions of the country, especially in remote villages, fully implementing cashless payments, providing the country's economic and social sectors with highly qualified specialists in ICT, programming, and artificial intelligence, developing a digital entrepreneurship and e-commerce system, developing ICT infrastructure in cities and regions of the country, and other measures.
At the end of the meeting, following consideration of the issues raised, the Headquarters adopted the relevant decisions, which will be sent to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan for dissemination to ministries and departments.
