{"id":244366,"date":"2021-05-07T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tajik-government-taps-blockchain-firm-for-e-government-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:42:34","slug":"tajik-government-taps-blockchain-firm-for-e-government-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tajik-government-taps-blockchain-firm-for-e-government-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"# Tajik government taps blockchain firm for e-government infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Tajik government taps blockchain firm for e-government infrastructure <\/strong>”
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President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon is pursuing an ambitious integration of blockchain technology<\/a> into his government’s ongoing modernization drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to an\u00a0announcement<\/a> from smart contract platform Fantom, a new public-private partnership between the Fantom Foundation and the Tajik Ministry of Industry of New Technologies will see the two roll out a range of blockchain-based solutions across nationwide IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The scope of the partnership is to research, develop and implement various\u00a0blockchain-enabled data-sharing, transparency and automation solutions. As a first step, the partners will establish an R&D hub to train local developers in building blockchain-based systems. In parallel, Fantom will thoroughly review existing\u00a0data flows and documentation at the Ministry and propose solutions that can streamline legacy processes and potentially boost productivity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Republic of Tajikistan’s modernization program, which has been in motion since President Rahmon assumed power in 1994, has most recently resulted in the 2019 legislative agenda to widen broadband access, expand technology training programs and create dedicated agencies to oversee the digitalization of national IT infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Regarding the new initiative to innovate e-government strategies through blockchain,\u00a0Fantom director of South Asia Jawid Sikandar said:<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing our success in Afghanistan and Pakistan,\u00a0the agreement to begin work in Tajikistan truly underscores the ways Fantom\u2019s solutions respond to the pressing needs of growing economies. It is tremendously gratifying to know that we can play a part in helping these countries reach their development milestones.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As previously reported,\u00a0Fantom’s technology is not strictly blockchain in the conventional sense but draws upon what is called\u00a0Directed Acyclic Graph, or DAG, technology. DAG-based protocols allow for the asynchronous confirmation of transactions, meaning that network participants don\u2019t need to form a single queue for block space as they would in a typical blockchain.\u00a0Conflux, Hedera Hashgraph, IOTA and Nano are all companies in the broad blockchain landscape that make use of DAG protocols and their potential to support a higher transaction throughput.<\/p>\n

Fantom’s previous engagements in Central Asia and South Asia have included the signing<\/a> of\u00a0a memorandum of understanding\u00a0with the Pakistan Punjab Prisons Department\u00a0to formalize the beginning of blockchain-based software implementations.<\/strong>\u00a0The company also continues to collaborate with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health, including work\u00a0on a blockchain-based product to prevent the circulation of counterfeit pharmaceuticals.\u00a0<\/p>\n