AI regulation in Tajikistan: laws & policy (2026)

Legal framework

National Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in the Republic of Tajikistan for the Period up to 2040 (adopted September 2022; signed by President Emomali Rahmon). Coordinated by the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President, with an Interdepartmental Commission for the Regulation of AI. A binding Law 'On Artificial Intelligence' is in development but not yet enacted.

Key points: artificial intelligence in Tajikistan

1. 01National AI Strategy to 2040

   Adopted in September 2022 and signed by President Rahmon, the strategy sets a roadmap to derive up to 5% of GDP from AI-related activity by 2040, emphasizing ethical development, data sovereignty, and AI use across public administration, healthcare, agriculture, environment, and information security. It is a policy/guidance document rather than enforceable law.

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2. 02Draft AI law (not yet enacted)

   The strategy framework calls for developing a draft Law of the Republic of Tajikistan 'On Artificial Intelligence' to define the principles of state regulation. As of 2026 this remains in the development/preparation stage; no binding AI statute has been adopted.

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3. 03Institutional architecture

   The Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President leads AI policy and has established an Interdepartmental Commission for the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence to coordinate national policy implementation and execution of the 2040 strategy.

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4. 04Regional and SCO coordination

   Tajikistan has proposed a Regional Center for Artificial Intelligence for Central Asian Countries in Dushanbe and, at the Fifth SCO ICT Ministers' meeting in late April 2026, reaffirmed its 2040 AI strategy and proposed SCO cooperation on digital governance, including a regional mechanism to legally regulate new technologies.

   nation.com.pk eurasianet.org

5. 05International AI diplomacy

   Tajikistan initiated a UN General Assembly resolution on artificial intelligence, reflecting an emphasis on shaping AI governance norms internationally rather than enacting detailed domestic binding rules to date.

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6. 06No comprehensive or sectoral binding AI rules in force

   There is currently no enacted comprehensive AI law (as in the EU AI Act) and no specific binding sectoral AI regulation; AI governance rests on the non-binding national strategy and administrative coordination bodies pending future legislation.

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Sources

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