2023 HALF-YEAR WRAP-UP: IT PARK RESULTS
Uzbekistan’s IT sector keeps growing rapidly and setting new records. The state is successfully unlocking its potential and creating more opportunities to draw in foreign businesses. IT Park Uzbekistan makes a significant contribution to the development of IT. Data for the first half of 2023 depicts ongoing positive dynamics in the IT sector.
VOLUME OF EXPORT
Exports for the 1st half of 2023 exceeded the annual exports of 2022.
The volume of exports of IT Park residents increased by 2.7 times compared to the 1st half of last year and reached $145.3 million. It is important to note that exports for the 1st half of the year exceeded the annual exports of 2022, which amounted to $140.9 million. For the 1st half of 2023, 45% of exports fall to the share of the USA, 14% - the UK, 8% - EU countries, and 33% - to other countries such as Singapore, UAE, Sweden, Canada, Korea, etc.
UZBEKISTAN HAS RISEN TO THE 30TH PLACE IN THE WORLD IN THE OPEN DATA RANKING
Uzbekistan, according to the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) rating, scored 70 points and rose to the 30th place in the world.
This indicator clearly illustrates the ongoing reforms in the field of openness in our country. In the Open Data Inventory rating, 195 countries of the world were evaluated as a whole.
Uzbekistan took the first place among the Central Asian countries. In the world ranking, Kazakhstan is ranked 51st, Kyrgyzstan - 92nd, Tajikistan – 126th and Turkmenistan - 195th.
Recall that in 2022, out of the estimated 192 countries, Uzbekistan scored 66 points and took 40th place.
ENSURING THE RIGHTS OF CONVICTS AND PRISONERS IN UZBEKISTAN: IMPROVING LEGISLATION AND ESTABLISHING PUBLIC CONTROL
Feruza Eshmatova - The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman)
The issue of ensuring human rights does not lose its relevance, regardless of whether a person is at large or serving a sentence. Convicts and prisoners also have certain rights established by law. In particular, Article 28 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes that persons deprived of their liberty have the right to humane treatment and respect for the honor and dignity inherent in the human person.
Moreover, according to Article 26 of our Basic Law, “The honor and dignity of a person are inviolable. Nothing can be grounds for belittling them. No one may be subjected to torture, violence, other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment...”
Also, international human rights documents reflect the Miranda rule, that is, when detaining a person, it is necessary to explain to him his rights and the reasons for his detention.
The amended Constitution also included a special provision that arrests and detentions are allowed only by a court decision and that a person cannot be detained for more than forty-eight hours without a court decision.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR SAVING THE ARAL SEA AS A PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL ASIA
Nozim Khasanov - International Institute of Central Asia Acting Head of Department
The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) - a unique interstate organization of Central Asia, in the year of its 30th anniversary is experiencing the process of reaching a higher effective level.
In many ways, a new impetus in the IFAS work was given by the initiatives of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in foreign policy, which prioritized cooperation with the countries of the region.
Among the most urgent tasks facing the countries of Central Asia is the consistent continuation of large-scale work to overcome the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis. First of all Uzbekistan is giving examples of active search and realization of concrete projects in this direction and attracts the international community to it.
CERR EXPERT: UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY AND A DYNAMIC PACE OF DEVELOPMENT BY THE END OF THE YEAR
Ruslan Abaturov, chief researcher of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms: The gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan increased by 5.6% in the first 6 months of this year
“The economy of Uzbekistan in the 1st half of the year maintained high growth dynamics and remained resistant to changes in the unstable external environment”- comes to this conclusion Ruslan Abaturov, chief researcher of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR), in his article submitted to “Dunyo” IA.