The EDB and the Dushanbe Mayor’s Office sign a memorandum of cooperation in digital transformation
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the Mayor's Office of Dushanbe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation. The document paves the way for new joint projects in digitalising the urban management system of Tajikistan’s capital.
The memorandum was executed by Tigran Sargsyan, Vice Chairman of the EDB Management Board and Supervisor of the EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives, and Bakhtiyor Sharifi, First Deputy Mayor of Dushanbe.
It has continued the joint efforts launched by the parties back in 2021. The EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives’ key project with with the Dushanbe Mayor’s Office and the Smart City state-owned enterprise is the electronic map of Dushanbe, which received approximately US $1 million from the Fund in 2025. The current project phase is aimed at creating the core of the system, methodologies and processes and establishing cooperation with four city departments.
The memorandum will make it possible for the city, in collaboration with the EDB, to add new models to the electronic map such as a transport model, an inventory of the city’s technical infrastructure and other elements of the urban system to improve management decisions and urban planning.
Cooperation will contribute to addressing the challenges facing Dushanbe, ensuring seamless urban management and integrating the systems of various public agencies.
Additional Information:
The EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives was established in June 2020. Its objective is to assist the EDB member states in creating digital transformation tools and practices by integrating their information resources and participating in the development and financing of projects.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is a multilateral development bank investing in Eurasia. For more than 19 years, the Bank has worked to strengthen and expand economic ties and foster comprehensive development in its member countries. By July 2025, the EDB’s cumulative portfolio comprised 319 projects with a total investment of US $19.1 billion. The portfolio consists principally of projects with an integration effect in transport infrastructure, digital systems, green energy, agriculture, manufacturing and mechanical engineering. The Bank adheres to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles in its operations. The EDB is implementing three mega-projects as part of its 2022–2026 Strategy: the Central Asian Water and Energy Complex, the Eurasian Transport Network and the Eurasian Agricultural Goods Distribution System.
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