# Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-04**: China Daily publishes analysis — US and Europe editions of China Daily publish near-identical articles framing the Digital Silk Road as a growth engine for the SCO.
- **2026-09**: Bishkek summit digital agenda — The summit adopts 28 outcome documents, including a regional data center/computing/AI concept, an AI cooperation memorandum and a 2026-28 information security plan.
- **2025**: Digital transformation action plan adopted — The SCO follows up with a digital transformation action plan, adding implementation detail to its digital agenda.
- **2019**: Digitalization cooperation framework adopted — The SCO adopts a cooperation framework on digitalization and information technologies, laying early groundwork for the Digital Silk Road.
- **2001**: SCO established — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is founded, later growing into a platform for Eurasian political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### SCO's 28-Doc Digital Push Opens Eurasia's Cloud Frontier
2026-09-04 06:11:05 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The Bishkek summit's 28 outcome documents — including regional data center concepts, an AI cooperation memorandum and a 2026-28 information security plan — map a government-backed digital buildout across Eurasia. For cloud and SaaS providers, the Digital Silk Road signals both market expansion and a new data-sovereignty compliance frontier.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/sco-digital-silk-road-eurasian-cloud-expansion

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