DUSHANBE, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- An international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) was held in Dushanbe on Friday and Saturday at the initiative of Tajikistan's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, the Khovar news agency reported on Saturday.
The conference highlighted Tajikistan's goal of raising the AI industry's contribution to its gross domestic product to 5 percent by 2040, in line with its national AI development strategy.
Participants discussed prospects for AI development, its potential applications across different sectors of the national economy, and ways to expand international cooperation in the field.
The conference brought together about 200 participants from more than 20 countries. ■
