The Ministry of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan has summarized the year's results and discussed current tasks.

Great attention is being paid to improving the telecommunications infrastructure and digitalizing various sectors and industries. In 2023, 100 software projects were developed as part of the digital transformation of sectors such as education, banking, finance, customs, agriculture, geology, and cadastral services. More than 500 new IT companies were established, and $475,000,000 in direct foreign investments flowed into the sector.

It is expected that by the end of the year, the volume of services in the industry will reach 10,000,000,000 sums, and their exports will exceed $300,000,000. This indicator has been growing rapidly in the Tashkent, Samarkand, and Andijan regions. More than 20,000 young people in the regions are independently engaged in programming and selling their products through international online platforms.

At the meeting, it was decided to create additional conditions for the development of the industry:

— IT companies in the regions will be placed in unused buildings free of charge for one year

— talented programmers will be provided with computers and equipment on an annual installment plan

— companies that have hired more than 50 IT specialists will receive compensation of up to 15% of their salary expenses over the course of a year

— exporting enterprises will receive compensation for 50% of the expenses related to attracting foreign specialists and participating in international conferences.

To bring IT Park Uzbekistan to an international level, its subsidiary structures will be opened in Germany and Saudi Arabia.

Next year, the "At least two programmers in each mahalla" project will be launched, and as part of the joint project with American partners, "Inclusive Digitalization," 20,000 people will be employed.

In 2026, the International Olympiad in Informatics will be held in Uzbekistan for the first time. To prepare for it, competitions will be held, and the best school students will be trained with the participation of qualified foreign coaches.

Source: digital.gov.uz