The President of Uzbekistan met with the head of the Institute of Global Change
Tony Blair highly appreciated the progress and scale of the ongoing reforms to build a New Uzbekistan, and expressed his readiness to provide the necessary expert and advisory assistance as part of their further progress.
The following activities were identified as other main areas of cooperation: aimed at attracting large strategic investors in economic sectors, technological modernization, accelerating digitalization and the introduction of artificial intelligence, implementing joint programs and projects in priority areas.
It should be noted that the institute, created by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2016, is an international non-profit organization. It assists various countries in developing new models of sustainable and innovative growth, combating climate change and other modern challenges.
Official website of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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