Tajikistan and Korea to expand cooperation in library digitisation

DUSHANBE, 2026-10-07 /AMIT "Khovar"/. The creation of a Digital Technologies Centre and a digitisation laboratory at the National Library, using Korean experience and modern technologies, was discussed at a meeting between the director of the National Library of Tajikistan, Lutfiya Abdulkhokhizoda, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Tajikistan, John Song Shik.

According to the National Library, the Republic of Korea attaches particular importance to the development of cultural, scientific and educational ties with Tajikistan. The two sides said expanded cooperation between the libraries of the two countries, staff exchanges, joint events and professional links could make a significant contribution to friendly relations and bilateral cooperation.

They also paid special attention to training programmes and skills upgrading for library staff in digital librarianship, information technology, preservation of written heritage and the use of artificial intelligence, as well as exchange visits and study trips for National Library specialists to libraries in the Republic of Korea. The report said the National Library of Tajikistan has signed 29 cooperation documents in the library sector with 17 foreign countries.