Tajikistan just made its most ambitious move in tech infrastructure. On June 9, Dushanbe Mayor and National Assembly Chairman Rustam Emomali laid the foundation stone for IT Hub Dushanbe — a large-scale complex that will combine education, business, research, and artificial intelligence under one roof.
The complex will span over 53,000 square meters in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district and will consist of four core components:
- Dushanbe IT School — a dedicated education facility for digital technology training, with capacity for up to 1,500 students
- IT Park — an innovation and startup environment for tech companies, offering tax incentives and state support
- IT Business Centre — a hub for IT-focused businesses and corporate infrastructure
- Regional Artificial Intelligence Centre — a dedicated AI research and development facility designed to serve not just Tajikistan, but the wider Central Asian region
The AI Centre is the standout piece. Back in July 2025, the UN General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution designating Dushanbe as the host of a Regional AI Centre for Central Asia — a proposal originally put forward by President Emomali Rahmon at the 79th UN General Assembly session. Tajikistan had already adopted a national AI development strategy through 2040 in September 2022, becoming the first country in the region to do so.
IT Hub Dushanbe is the physical manifestation of that ambition.
The foundation laying comes just two months after Tajikistan opened its first full IT Park on April 7, 2026 — a national innovation center offering regulatory and financial incentives for startups, fintech companies, and software developers.
International partnerships are also accelerating. South Korea’s KOICA has been involved in planning discussions for the IT Hub project. In May 2026, Chinese AI company Voicecomm Technology signed an MoU with Dushanbe IT Park to build a joint “Digital Talent Innovation Center” covering AI, big data, and industrial internet. Meanwhile, the Kazakhstan-backed Freedom IT-Hub has been operating in Dushanbe since late 2025.
Tajikistan’s approach — combining education, business infrastructure, and regional AI leadership — mirrors what Uzbekistan’s IT Park and Kazakhstan’s Astana Hub have been building for years. But the explicit UN-backed regional AI mandate gives Dushanbe a unique positioning: not just a national tech hub, but a potential coordination center for AI development across all of Central Asia.
For investors, founders, and tech companies watching the region, IT Hub Dushanbe is worth tracking closely.
