The Kazakhstan Agency for International Development (KazAID) is partnering with Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to offer the Dostyk Digitalization program. This initiative aims to enhance the digital skills of civil servants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, KazAID reports. From 1 to 5 April 2024, in Astana, 20 civil servants will … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan and UNCTAD partner for continued customs digitalization
On 30 March 2024, the Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan's State Customs Service met with Dmitry Godunov, a regional coordinator for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The meeting focused on further digitalizing Turkmenistan's customs sector. As noted, within the framework of the first and second stages of the Concept for the Development of the … [Read more...]
UNDP organized a study visit of a delegation from Turkmenistan to the Kyrgyz Republic to learn from experience in the digitalization of public services
On 26 February - 1 March 2024, within the framework of a joint project between UNDP and the Agency “Turkmenaragatnashyk” of the Agency of Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan "Assistance in the implementation of a pilot electronic data interchange system in Turkmenistan", a study visit to the Kyrgyz Republic was organized for the state … [Read more...]
CAREC Think Tanks Explore Role of Digital Adoption in Driving Sustainable Economic Development in Central Asia
The Seventh CAREC Think Tank Development Forum was held in Urumqi, China on 16-17 August 2023. The two-day forum under the theme of “Embracing Digital Technology for Sustainable Economic Development” was organized by the CAREC Institute in partnership with China-Eurasia Expo Secretariat and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Finance Department, and with financial support from … [Read more...]
FAO to provide Turkmenistan technical support for the creation of a digital land cadastre
The FAO Subregional Office for Central Asia has launched a two-year technical cooperation project in Turkmenistan to support the creation and improvement of a digital land cadastre system and geospatial data infrastructure - the basis of GPS navigation and electronic multilayer mapping, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes. The project will be implemented jointly with … [Read more...]
Agreement on digitalization of rail freight management between China and EAEU will speed up movement of cargo in Eurasian landmass
China and the member countries of EAEU have signed a roadmap for speeding up the digitalization of the rail freight management between them, reports the website railfreight.com This will greatly help in the unhindered and faster movement of railway cargo across the Eurasian landmass. EAEU and China want to digitalise their rail freight … [Read more...]
Shaping our digital future
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred people, governments and businesses to become “digital by default;” a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These benefits that have not been … [Read more...]