CITIZENS’ ACTIVITY ON THE INTERNET: ANALYSIS OF RIGHTS AND BORDERS

This article discusses aspects of the influence of information and communication technologies on political and social activity of citizens, analyzes the legal framework for regulating the activities of citizens and their social activity in cyberspace, and considers the consequences of illegal activity of users on the Internet.

Key words: cyberspace, Internet, civil activity, legal regulation, e-government.

Over the past few decades, the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in forming the social activity of citizens has sharply increased. The widespread introduction of ICT, especially the Internet, has opened up new opportunities for citizens to access many public services, their participation in various discussion forums, the formation of an online petition system to defend certain social views and interests.

Along with the introduction of ICT, the interest of the society in the consequences of using these technologies is growing: in online campaigns, websites of individual organizational structures, e-government services, e-voting, a wide range of e-services, etc.

IS UZBEKISTAN READY FOR CYBER ATTACKS?

Cybersecurity is a broad concept that encompasses technologies, processes and policies that help prevent and/or mitigate the negative impact of events in cyberspace that may occur as a result of deliberate actions against information technology by a hostile or malicious entity. This includes physical security as well as cybersecurity such as protection against insider threats. This entails all levels of the Internet and all the multiple actors involved in providing and using the network, from those who control and build this infrastructure to the diverse end users.

Given this broad definition, the question to be answered is who then is responsible for cybersecurity? Although responsibility most often depends on the specific activity and context. In particular, the worldwide adoption of the Internet has enabled end users not only to access information from around the world, but also to create and otherwise obtain their own information for the world. In many ways, this has empowered users, as evidenced by the many ways in which users can challenge influencers such as the press with compensating information.

ACCESSIBLE INTERNET IN UZBEKISTAN: IS IT REAL?

In modern globalization processes, information transmitted through telecommunications is one of the most important factors in the development of society.

It has become a powerful tool for ensuring relations between people. Therefore, the requirements of public authorities and administration, as well as the society in general, are increasing hourly in terms of speed and quality of information transfer. An analytical review of the work done in this direction in recent years confirms that positive results are being achieved in this direction. The Decree of the President of our country № 6079 "On approval of the Strategy "Digital Uzbekistan-2030" and measures for its effective implementation" and the gradual implementation of work based on the principle of "In the name of honor and dignity of man" is one of the main tasks facing the enterprises of every sphere.

The national operator UZTELECOM has also launched providing memorable numbers with the new operator code +998 77.

UZBEKISTAN IS RADICALLY IMPROVING ITS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE: FIGURES AND PROSPECTS

The consistent reforms undertaken on the initiative and under the leadership of our President, in particular the innovative solutions being actively implemented to improve the quality of services in all spheres of public life and the well-being of our people, contribute to further strengthening the status of New Uzbekistan in the global community.

In this process, digital services play an important role in shaping the future. The reason is that today the state system, as well as banking, industry, medicine, education, security and other sectors of the economy cannot be imagined without information and communication technologies. Therefore, special attention is being paid to the development of the digital economy in our country. Important factors are the measures elaborated in accordance with the Presidential Decree No. UP-6079 on approval of the "Digital Uzbekistan - 2030" Strategy and measures for its effective implementation, approved on October 5, 2020, the New Uzbekistan Development Strategy for 2022-2026 based on the principle "For the sake of human dignity" and relevant programs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications Development.

SCO COUNTRIES EXPERTS TO DISCUSS INFORMATION SECURITY ISSUES

Shanghai Cooperation Organization scientific and expert forum of the on-information security will be heldin Tashkent on September 6.

The event is held by the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the support of the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan together with the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.

The dialogue on information security issues, organized in a hybrid format with online connection of foreign participants, plans to bring together more than 30 leading experts from the representatives of relevant ministries and departments, scientific, academic and analytical circles of the SCO member states.