Duration: November 2020 - December 2021

Framework contractor: Consortium SAFEGE

Implementing partner: Luvent GmbH

Benefitting zone: Tajikistan

The overall objective of this contract is to contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in Tajikistan through the digital transformation of the country, rapid economic growth, stimulate innovation, create jobs and speed up access to quality public and private services in order to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

The project aims to inform and guide the development and implementation of the Digital Economy Roadmap as well as promote reforms and e-governance systems in Tajikistan, which are seen as necessary elements for enabling digital transformation in the country. It is expected that the action will help to identify priority areas for the continuation of the EU bilateral support to Tajikistan in the field of Digital Transformation and Innovation in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and other key stakeholders 2021 – 2030.

The project is implemented in cooperation with the World Bank and the Civil Internet Policy Initiative (Tajikistan) in the framework of the WB Digital Casa Programme, a regional digitalisation programme for Central Asia including Tajikistan.