Which global tech giants are already collaborating with Tajikistan?

Tajikistan was the first country in Central Asia to adopt the Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy until 2040 and declared the years 2025–2030 as the “Years of Digital Economy and Innovation Development.” Against this backdrop, the country is conducting negotiations and already implementing joint initiatives with several global technology companies — including NVIDIA, Microsoft, Huawei, SpaceX, and Perplexity.

NVIDIA

On June 12, 2026, Azizjon Azimi, Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Council under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, held a meeting at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara with the AI Nations team. The parties discussed the development of “green” computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, as well as the possibilities of adapting NVIDIA Nemotron models for the national language model SoroLLM, developed by the Tajik company zehnlab.ai.

Microsoft

On February 20, 2026, Sherali Kabir, Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan, met with Natasha Crampton, Vice President of Microsoft and head of the Responsible AI division. The parties discussed the implementation of hyper-scale cloud infrastructure and Azure-based data centers for AI computing, cooperation on responsible AI use within the Area AI zone, as well as educational programs in this field.

Huawei

In May 2026, the Director of the Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies under the President of Tajikistan held a series of meetings with representatives of Chinese technology companies within the framework of the Tajik-China Digital Business Connect forum. With Huawei, issues of digital transformation of the public sector, digital infrastructure, e-government, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and IT specialist training were discussed.

SpaceX / Starlink

In February 2026, the Starlink satellite internet service was officially launched in Tajikistan. The service based on SpaceX’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation is expected to expand access to communication in remote and hard-to-reach regions of the country, as well as create new opportunities for the development of digital services and the technological ecosystem.

Perplexity

Epsilon3.ai, a startup from Tajikistan, and Perplexity announced the signing of a memorandum with the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies on the implementation of Comet — the world’s first agentive AI browser, adapted for the needs of the public sector, as part of the national initiative Project AI-GOV. The pilot phase at the ministry included a training program for up to 140 employees on procurement control, industry research, and regulatory analysis.