The main directions of development of the digital economy in Uzbekistan are determined

The draft document on the development of the digital economy, the introduction of modern information technologies in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the provision of information security in the Republic of Uzbekistan was published on the Portal of discussion of draft normative-legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications, the draft resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers sets the following directions for the development of digital economy in the Republic of Uzbekistan:

- identification of state and economic bodies, local self-government bodies on the basis of necessary information systems and resources, implementation of software and electronic services;

- creation of favorable conditions for attracting foreign investments in the country by organizing the technology market and technology parks on the basis of the digital economy, information technologies market, including public-private partnerships;

- coordination of modern telecommunication infrastructure, development of communication technologies and networks, introduction of modern telecommunication services;

- increase of the digital economy through the introduction of electronic services in the field of public administration and economics, development of the e-commerce and software market;

- development of proposals for the development of the national segment of the Internet, organizational, material and technical and economic support for digital media content;

- development of "intellectual systems" for the management of urban and regional infrastructure, in particular housing and communal services, transport logistics, safe and "smart cities";

- improvement of the system of training qualified personnel.
The functions of the Commission are as follows:

- in 2 months, the state of the information and communication technologies in state agencies, including the inventory of information systems and the provision of personnel;

- submit proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers to improve this direction until 2018.

At the same time, by 2030 it is planned to implement measures to develop the concept of "Digital Uzbekistan". The draft resolution will continue to be discussed until August 31 this year.