BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. A more digitized economy could support growth while reducing economic and social inequality in Tajikistan, Trend reports, citing the latest Asian Development Outlook from Asian Development Bank (ADB).
“Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy to 2030 lists among its strategic goals accelerated industrialization and expansion of productive employment. Achieving these goals requires a transition to a digital economy, as do the objectives of enhancing the delivery of public services and fostering innovation,” ADB said.
The bank believes that although a concept note on Tajikistan’s digital economy was endorsed in 2019 and measures on the provision of various e-services have been adopted, Tajikistan steel needs to take further steps to promote digitalization.
These steps include the creation of public service centers or halls across the country where the front offices of ministries and agencies would be integrated into a single unit to offer public services to firms and citizens efficiently and transparently.
The bank noted that some 70 of the current 3,000 public services should be digitalized by the end of 2025.
According to the ADB, successful digitalization will also require registering the unique identification cards carried by all residents.
The ADB was founded in 1966 and is jointly owned by 68 member countries. Since Tajikistan joined the ADB in 1998, the bank has become the country’s largest development partner, with more than $2.2 billion in total assistance.