BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 11. CIS countries
considered a 2026-2030 action plan for implementing an interstate
program on innovation cooperation at a meeting of the CIS Economic
Council in Ashgabat.
This was reflected in a statement published by the CIS Executive
Committee on September 11.
According to the statement, the draft comprehensive plan
includes specific initiatives, projects and activities, with
responsible bodies and implementation deadlines identified for
each, according to the CIS Executive Committee.
"The plan is aimed at developing human capital, promoting
balanced spatial development and the integrated development of
territories to support further innovation.The document also focuses
on increasing the competitiveness of CIS member states' economies
through expanded innovation cooperation," the statement says.
Innovation has become one of the declared priorities of
Turkmenistan's 2026 CIS chairmanship after Ashgabat assumed the
rotating presidency on January 1. The chairmanship concept
identifies digital transformation and innovation as one of five
strategic pillars, alongside economic cooperation and transport
connectivity, and calls for expanding scientific and technological
cooperation, creating technological clusters involving CIS
countries, and promoting projects in artificial intelligence,
telecommunications and high technologies.
The latest action plan builds on a broader CIS innovation
framework already in place. In September 2025, the CIS Council of
Heads of Government approved the Scientific and Technological
Development Strategy for 2026-2035, while the Interstate Program of
Innovative Cooperation to 2030 has been guiding joint innovation
projects, technology commercialization and closer links between
science, education and industry across the Commonwealth.
