This article examines Russia's approach to international cooperation in transport digitalisation and unmanned logistics technologies, grounded in an already-established technological and regulatory foundation rather than in isolated pilots. The article covers four interconnected developments: the mandatory transition to electronic freight documentation through the State Information System for Electronic Transport Documents (GIS EPD), effective 1 September 2026; the deployment of navigation seals across EAEU territory under the Agreement in force since February 2026; the launch of international unmanned freight corridors, including the world's first cross-border unmanned shipment between Russia and Kazakhstan; and the development of the National Centre for Digital Transport Logistics (NCLTP) as a platform designed to interface with partner countries' digital freight systems. Russia's strategic aim is not to export individual technological products, but to construct joint technological frameworks: common standards, compatible digital platforms, unified data exchange rules, and clear regulatory requirements for carriers, vehicles, and unmanned solutions. This approach reflects the fundamental characteristic of international logistics — that efficiency gains from digitalisation materialise only when digital documents, platforms, and regulatory regimes operate coherently across the entire transport route, not merely within a single national jurisdiction. The article then analyses Uzbekistan's position as a strategic partner in this architecture. As a key logistics hub in Central Asia occupying critical transit routes between Russia, Kazakhstan, China, South Asia, and the Middle East, Uzbekistan stands to gain substantially from aligning with Russia's digital transport infrastructure. Cooperation is proposed along two parallel tracks: harmonisation within the Eurasian regulatory framework, and a dedicated bilateral Russia–Uzbekistan agreement covering e-CMR pilots, platform integration, and border digitalisation. The article concludes that Uzbekistan is well positioned to become one of the first countries where Russian digital transport solutions are deployed as a coherent international logistics corridor rather than as fragmented national services.
| Mualliflar | Polina Davydova |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | Xalqaro munosabatlar |
| Nashr sanasi | 2026-01-01 |
| Jild | 2 |
| Son | 116 |
| Til | en |
| DOI | 10.63407/736779 |
DOI: 10.63407/736779 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi · PDF
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