IT Park Uzbekistan has opened a representative office in Japan

A delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies, and Mahliyo Muksinova, Director of Service Export Development at IT Park Uzbekistan, made a working visit to Japan. The main objective of the visit was to strengthen cooperation in the fields of IT outsourcing, technology, and digital education, as well as to open an official representative office of IT Park Uzbekistan in Tokyo.

The highlight of the visit was the official opening of the IT Park Uzbekistan representative office in Japan, which took place on May 13 in the Tokyo district of Akihabara, a center of technological and creative industries. The ceremony was attended by Mukhsin Abdurakhmonov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan, Sherzod Shermatov, Minister of Digital Technologies, Mahliyo Muksinova, Director of Service Export Development, and Hiroaki Haga, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Digital Knowledge. The new office will serve as a direct point of contact with Japanese businesses and will contribute to the development of projects in outsourcing, investment, and IT education.

As part of the event, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between IT Park Uzbekistan and Digital Knowledge regarding the implementation of joint initiatives, attracting Japanese companies to the Uzbek market, and developing educational programs.

Digital Knowledge was founded in 2007. Its main areas of activity include IT services, IT education, and providing companies with IT specialists. Digital Knowledge is a founder of Japan Digital University in Uzbekistan, where 620 students are currently studying. They are mastering not only IT fields but also studying the Japanese language in parallel.

The final note of the ceremony was a panel session with the participation of companies such as Trusted Corporation, Agekke, JETRO, and Toppan Digital, where prospects for cooperation between IT companies in Uzbekistan and Japan were discussed. The high interest from Japanese participants confirmed the strategic importance of Uzbekistan as a new center of technological development in Central Asia.

Source: IT Park Uzbekistan