Tajikistan Declares Commitment to Foster Inter-Agency Collaboration in Civil Registry

The Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan convened a conference on "Digitization of Public Services in the Republic of Tajikistan: Inter-Agency Integration and Interoperability of Data Systems". The occasion brought together about 120 participants from the government, development partners, civil society organizations and media to discuss interoperability in the civil registry (CR) among state agencies.

Currently, the information systems with databases are fragmented resulting in errors, delays and duplication of effort. To address these challenges, the conference facilitated inter-agency dialogue about the ways of improving the civil registry system in Tajikistan so that the government can have accurate and up-to-date information about its citizens. “Access to accurate and reliable data empowers the government to make informed policy decisions, conduct effective planning, and allocate resources adequately,” highlighted Lenni Montiel, Resident Representative of UNDP Tajikistan.  

To reaffirm the commitment of the Ministry of Justice to the development of a new Civil Registration Portal, advancement of inter-agency collaboration and improvement of public services Minister Muzaffar Ashuriyon read the declaration. He emphasized that “quote.”

Raimundas Karoblis, European Union Ambassador, emphasized the importance of the interoperability issue stating that it “will allow to share data among the state institutions in a secure, fast, and easy way and will serve as an important step towards the transition to e-governance”.  

During the plenary meeting Kamol Almuradov, Head of the Digitalization Department of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, shared Uzbekistan’s experience in inter-agency data integration. Following the plenary, attendees chose between two thematic sessions: interoperability of data systems among state agencies and implementation of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On Public Services”.

The conference is organized by the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan with the support of UNDP’s Civil Registry System Reform Initiative, funded by the European Union and the Swiss Cooperation Office. The Initiative aims to support the protection of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights by making civil registry institutions and mechanisms more responsive to the populations’ needs through automation, better capacity development approaches, and awareness raising.

For more information, please contact the UNDP Tajikistan’s Civil Registry System Reform Initiative Project Manager Filippo Caruso at filippo.caruso@undp.org