Today, the sphere of information and communication technologies (ICT) is one of the fastest growing in the global economy, being both an engine of economic growth and a sector that has already significantly changed and transformed economic processes in other sectors and continues to influence the formation of a new type of economy based on knowledge, use of information and products of human intellectual labor.
According to the results of 2017, Uzbekistan occupies the following positions in the leading international rankings:
Table 1. General information about the Internet access in Uzbekistan
Общая скорость доступа к международным сетям (Мбит/с) | 140 000 |
Общее количество интернет пользователей (млн.) | 20 |
Стоимость тарифов на интернет-услуги (внешнего канала) для провайдеров (долл.США) | 30,2 |
Общая протяжённость волоконно-оптических линий связи (тыс. км.) | 22.35 |
Количество абонентов мобильной связи (млн.) | 22,8 |
Количество базовых станций мобильной связи (шт) | 22 178 |
Общее количество ключей ЭЦП (тыс. шт.) | 1 928 094 |
Количество видов услуг на ЕПИГУ (шт.) | 302 |
Уровень охвата населения цифровым телевидением (%) | 100 |
In order to further develop the software market on June 30, 2017, the Resolution of the President No. RP-5099 “On measures of fundamentally improving the conditions for development of information technology industry in the republic” was adopted, which includes benefits and preferences for software developers until January 1, 2028 and Mirzo Ulugbek Innovation Center was created to support the development and implementation of information technologies. The number of companies-residents of the Innovation Center exceeded more than 200 companies.
Residents of the Innovation Center are exempt from January 1, 2028 from:
The Republic of Uzbekistan actively cooperates with the following companies in the sphere of information technologies:
Veon (Netherlands), Telia company (Sweden), Atlas International (Germany), Kurt Mitterfellner GMBH (Germany), Kurt Mitterfellner Asia Ltd (Singapore), Fingascom AG (Switzerland), LG CNS (Korea).
Training in the sphere of information technologies is carried out by Tashkent University of Information Technologies. Al-Khwarizmi (TUIT) and Inha University in Tashkent.
TUIT trains specialists in the following areas:
TUIT has 13 faculties, 57 departments, 25 areas of education, 819 teachers and 11,000 students.
At Inha University in Tashkent, one of the main areas of education is the School of Computer and Information Engineering (SOCIE). SOCIE is divided into the Department of Computer Science and Software Development (CSE) and Department of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE).
Currently, 30 lecturers (20 of them are professional foreign teachers) work at Inha University in Tashkent and 1,100 students are enrolled.
In 2017/2018 academic year, the number of graduates from Inha University in Tashkent was 99, and TUIT 1,487, of which 213 are software engineers who are potential candidates for jobs in the IT sector in Uzbekistan.
— Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On e-commerce” of May 22, 2015, No. LRU-385 (National Legislation Database, December 30, 2017, No. 03/18/455/0492);
— Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On e-Government” of December 9, 2015, No. LRU-395 (Collection of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2015, No. 49, Art. 611);
— Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of February 19, 2018 No. DP-5349 “On measures of further improving the sphere of information technologies and communications”;
— Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of July 3, 2018 No. 3832 “On measures for development of the digital economy in the Republic of Uzbekistan”;
— Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of March 21, 2012 No. RP-1730 “On measures for further introduction and development of modern information and communication technologies”;
— Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of October 21, 2016 No. RCM-357 “On introducing amendments to the Regulations on organization of the activity of single centers for the provision of public services to entrepreneurship entities on “One Window” principle;
— Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of August 12, 2016 No. 262 “On measures of creating an inter-agency data transmission network of e-government”;
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