On April 28, 2026, in the city of Dushanbe, on the eve of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, jointly with the State Institution “Research Institute of Economics” of the Ministry, organized the first International scientific and practical conference entitled “Strategic Planning: Monitoring and Evaluation System in the Republic of Tajikistan.” The event was held with the aim of improving the system of public administration and enhancing the effectiveness of the implementation of national strategic development planning documents.
The Conference was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali. The event was attended and addressed by Shukuhiddin Abrori, Adviser to the Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on Economic Affairs; Parvati Ramaswami, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan and Co-Chair of the Development Coordination Council; Isabel Uris Hernandez, Representative of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan; and Seiju Imai, Head of the JICA Representative Office in Tajikistan.
Abdurahmonzoda A. S. noted that, under the wise policy of the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, as well as through the measures taken by the Government during the years of independence, a solid legal and methodological foundation for the system of strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation has been established and strengthened in the country. The further development of this system will be carried out along four key directions, namely: strengthening human resource capacity, integrating science and public administration, digitalizing processes, and introducing results-based management.