Digital plans presented

On July 1, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the presentation of plans in the field of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and telecommunications.

Thanks to the wide opportunities created for the development of digital technologies in our country, significant results have been achieved. The number of residents of the IT park has exceeded 2800, the number of foreign companies has reached 752. About 40 thousand young people earn high income in this area.

Over the past five years, industry exports have increased from 170 million to almost 1 billion dollars. Internet speed has increased by 7 times, mobile Internet by 4.5 times. Last year, startups attracted $70 million in venture capital investment.

As a result, Uzbekistan rose 12 positions and entered the top 100 in the global ranking of startup ecosystems. The country also rose 17 positions in the international Artificial Intelligence Readiness Index, taking first place in Central Asia. Uzbekistan topped the ranking of CIS countries in terms of growth rates in the telecommunications industry.

Work in this direction consistently continues. In particular, the following goals are planned for next year: digitalization of 70 percent of government services, increasing the volume of IT services to 100 trillion soums. It is also planned to rise to at least 55th place in the E-Government Development Index. To achieve these indicators, drafts of a number of documents have been developed.

During the presentation, these projects and proposals were discussed.

To date, 760 types of public services have been digitalized. Last year, 10 million citizens used digital services.

The head of state emphasized that the time has come to move to the next stage - “Digital Government”. It was noted that first of all we should start with the areas most in demand among the population: education, healthcare, construction and public utilities.

According to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan dated October 14, 2024, a strategy for the development of artificial intelligence technologies until 2030 was adopted. $50 million has been allocated for infrastructure development in this area. The task has been set to create a national model of artificial intelligence and train 1 million specialists.

The Minister of Digital Technologies reported on the stages of implementation of this task and measures to improve infrastructure.

Increasing the volume of services and exports in the sector remains one of the priorities. To date, the bulk of the indicators are in the city of Tashkent. Thanks to the conditions and benefits created in Uzbekistan, relocants are showing interest in working in our country. In this regard, it was emphasized that it is important to create an attractive environment in each region and actively attract foreign companies.

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