Former Parliament Building in Kutaisi Reopens as Technology Hub
By Messenger Staff
Monday, July 27, 2026
The former parliament building in Kutaisi has officially reopened as a technology hub, marking a new use for the building that stood largely vacant after Parliament returned to Tbilisi in 2019.
The opening ceremony on July 24 featured a drone show and was attended by Georgian Dream government officials, diplomats, local authorities and representatives of the Georgian Patriarchate.
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the facility would become "a regional center of knowledge, innovation and technological development."
"I am pleased that the building, which was a symbol of corruption under the previous government, will acquire an entirely new purpose starting today," he said.
The hub, operated by the Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA), includes the country's largest technology park, an interactive science and technology museum, the international TUMO technology school, an artificial intelligence computing center, startup spaces and laboratories for robotics, electronics, drones, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
Kobakhidze said Kutaisi International University and Kutaisi International Airport would help strengthen the city's role as a regional technology center.
He added that more than 300 high-tech startups supported by the government have generated over GEL 800 million in economic value and created more than 4,000 jobs.
The parliament building was opened in Kutaisi in 2012 under the United National Movement government as part of efforts to decentralize state institutions. Parliament gradually returned to Tbilisi after Georgian Dream came to power, with the move completed in 2019, leaving the building without a permanent function until now.
