«INNOPROM-2022: CENTRAL ASIA» - SPACE FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH
On April 25 this year, the International Industrial Exhibition "Innoprom. Central Asia" - the largest event in the region aimed at enhancing investment, industrial, trade and economic cooperation, as well as establishing new business contacts and developing industrial cooperation between enterprises of Central Asian countries - started. The organizers are the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The key objective of the exhibition is to build a dialogue between regions and countries in order to find points of common interest to give new impetus to the growth of investment, industrial, trade and economic cooperation, as well as to increase the number of mutually beneficial projects.
UZBEKISTAN ON THE PATH OF DIGITALIZATION: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PLANS
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed all the benefits and accelerated the processes of digitalization around the world. On how to build an effective digitalization policy, and what steps are being taken in Uzbekistan in this direction, “Dunyo” IA correspondent talked with Farrukh Khakimov, Head of Department at the Development Strategy Center.
- For developing countries and for Uzbekistan, in particular, digital transformation has a potential to further modernize society and integrate national economy into the global processes, - says the expert. - In this vein, in the framework of the ongoing reforms and in the new Development Strategy of Uzbekistan for the coming five years special attention is being paid to digitalization of major spheres and to build a true information society in the country.
Uzbekistan prioritized digitalization and development of information-communication technologies (ICT) yet in early 2000s. For instance, Uzbekistan has been implementing an integrated program of National Information and Communication System Development 2013-2020, the National Action Strategy on Five Priority Development Areas 2017-2021, the “Digital Uzbekistan – 2030” Strategy and the latest the Development Strategy of New Uzbekistan for 2022-2026 to implement digital transformation in national economy, industry and society in general.
SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS INCREASES AND THE BURDEN ON BUSINESS IS REDUCED IN UZBEKISTAN
Mukhsinjon Kholmukhamedov,
Deputy director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms
under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan
The video conference held on April 15, 2022 under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was devoted to the issues of ensuring price stability in markets by increasing food production within the framework of food supply security of the country, as well as additional support for entrepreneurs.
It should be noted that during the reforms in the country, the business sector has traditionally been given increased attention. This is evidenced by the dynamics of growth of registered small business enterprises in Uzbekistan, when in 2021 there were 503 thousand companies (in 2016 - 278 thousand), and now there are about 1.5 million entrepreneurs who have created about 5 million jobs.
MORE THAN 200 REPRESENTATIVES OF FOLKLORE GROUPS OF UZBEKISTAN ARE PREPARING FOR THE REVIVED FESTIVAL OF NATIONAL TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE “BOYSUN BAHORI”
On May 7-8, the festival “Boysun Bahori”, the long-awaited holiday of the renewal of nature, national traditions and folklore will start in the mountain village of Padang in Boysun district, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.
Сurrently, the festival is being thoroughly prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Surkhandarya region county executive and a number of other organizations in the Surkhandarya region.
In accordance with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan “on the organization and holding measures of the International Folklore Festival “Boysun Bahori” on February 7, 2022, more than 200 representatives folklore communities operating in our country will participate in the traditional festival, demonstrating the traditions of clothing, songs and folklore specific to their territory.
NCHR PRESENTS UZBEKISTAN’S EXPERIENCE IN THE REPATRIATION OF ITS CITIZENS
More than 530 people were returned to Uzbekistan in 2019-2021 from disadvantaged regions such as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
This was noted at the thematic roundtable discussion by Akmal Saidov, First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Director of the National Center for Human Rights (NCHR).
The roundtable discussion was organized by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Commissioners of the Oliy Majlis for human rights and children’s rights, the NCHR, the UN OHCHR Regional Office for Central Asia. It was devoted to the issues of strengthening the role and capabilities of national human rights institutions in monitoring and evaluating activities for the reintegration and resocialization of repatriates from conflict zones.
