centeroКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, правоOutlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law2542-02402587-9324Center for Crisis Society Studies10.31249/kgt/2022.06.11centero-1306Research ArticleПостсоветское пространствоPost-Soviet SpaceАктуальные вопросы цифровизации в ТаджикистанеCurrent Issues of Digitalization in Tajikistanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-3438ИкромиД. З.IkromiJ. Z.

Джовид Зафар Икроми - кандидат экономических наук, доцент кафедры международной экономикиул. Н. Карабоева, д. 63/3, г. Душанбе, 734061

Jovid Zafar Ikromi - PhD (Econ.), Associated Professor, Chair of International EconomicsN. Karaboev Street, 63/3, Dushanbe, 734061

ikromov@yahoo.comТехнологический университет ТаджикистанаТаджикистанTechnological University of TajikistanTajikistan202228102023156214237Copyright © Икроми Д.З., 20232023Икроми Д.З.Ikromi J.Z.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.ogt-journal.com/jour/article/view/1306

В настоящей статье исследуются различные аспекты цифровизации в Таджикистане посредством проведения сравнительного анализа состояния фиксированной и подвижной широкополосной связи, скорости и цены Интернета в  ряде стран Центральной Азии (ЦА), рассматривается место республики в  международных рейтингах, а  также содержится обсуждение имеющихся проблем и возможностей их решения. Было выявлено, что, несмотря на принятие ряда нормативно-правовых актов, идущих в ногу со временем, страна отстает в развитии своей цифровой инфраструктуры и технологической конкурентоспособности, которые препятствуют реализации имеющегося у нее цифрового потенциала. Устранение этого отставания имеет ключевое значение для страны. Подчеркивается, что в области нормативно-правового регулирования сферы информационно-коммуникационных технологий (ИКТ) Таджикистан за последние 13 лет так и не смог перейти с одного уровня регулирования на другой, так как не сумел провести важные реформы и таким образом усовершенствовать нормативно-правовые аспекты сферы цифровизации в стране. По итогам исследования выдвигается ряд рекомендаций для перехода к раскрытию потенциала цифровых технологий.

This article explores various aspects of digitalization in Tajikistan, using methods of statistical and horizontal analysis, and the method of data comparison, a comparative analysis of the state of fixed and mobile broadband, speed and price of the Internet in Tajikistan with several countries in Central Asia. The place of the republic in international rankings, as well as a discussion of the existing opportunities and problems in this area are carried out. It has been revealed that despite the adoption of several legal acts that keep up with the times, the country lags behind in the development of its digital infrastructure and technological competitiveness, which hinder the realization of its digital potential. It is emphasized that as far as ICT legal regulation is concerned, Tajikistan over the past thirteen years has not been able to move from one level of regulation to another, having failed to carry out important reforms and thereby to climb the regulatory ladder. Based on the results of the study of the state of digital technologies in the country, the main directions of measures for the transition to unlocking the potential of digital technologies are put forward, which are as follows: (i) bringing regulatory legal acts in digital technologies in line with the adopted strategic goals and objectives; (ii) abolition of state monopolies on the provision of ICT services; (iii) the presence of political will.

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