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Ashgabat to Discuss AI Application in Public Sector

A four-day seminar on digital culture and transformation of public administration has started at the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan. The event is being held as part of a joint project with UNDP with the participation of an international expert on digitalization, professor of the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at RUDN University Viktor Dostov.

The main goal of the seminar is to train civil servants in modern digital tools. During the classes, participants will consider digital transformation as a new industrial revolution, study its key components and social consequences, including changes in the labor market.

Particular attention will be paid to technologies in the field of financial institutions and e-government. A separate block of the program will be the study of artificial intelligence as a driver of digitalization, its functionality in public platforms and the role in the development of civil society.

According to Professor Dostov, this seminar is part of long-term cooperation with the Academy of Civil Service of Turkmenistan. – We will try to talk about digitalization in terms of the benefit for the country, to understand what steps need to be taken to make the republic more efficient and the lives of citizens better, - the expert noted.

Victor Dostov also emphasized the relevance of the topic of artificial intelligence in 2025. – Now the most lively topic is artificial intelligence. We will discuss the prospects for its development and the possibilities of its application in both the public and private sectors, - the professor said.

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Feb 26 2026
The winners of the “AI Solutions” student hackathon have been announced in Turkmenistan

The Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan summarized the results of the national student hackathon "AI Solutions" and announced the winners. The competition took place on February 21 at the "Sanly Çözgüt - IT meýdança" business association, which operates under the Institute. Sixteen student teams participated—one from each university, according to "Turkmenistan: Golden Age." The first place was won by teams from the Institute of Engineering, Technical and Transport Communications of Turkmenistan, the Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan, and the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas. The second place was won by teams from the International University for Humanities and Development, the Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and the Magtymguly Turkmen State University. Third place was awarded to teams from the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management, the Turkmen Agricultural University named after S.A. Niyazov, the Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages, and the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan. The winners received diplomas and commemorative gifts from the host university. Six teams from several other universities across the country received incentive prizes. Hackathon participants competed in developing IT products using artificial intelligence, specifically testing systems capable of generating questions based on user categories and evaluating results based on the answers received. The effectiveness and performance of the participants' innovative solutions were assessed by a panel of experts, including university professors of IT disciplines and invited experts in the field.