Azerbaijani journalists get acquainted with IT industry of Uzbekistan

Azerbaijani journalists have visited IT Park in Uzbekistan.

According to a Report correspondent in Tashkent, the visit took place as part of a media tour to Uzbekistan.

The journalists learned about the development of the country's IT industry, the activities of resident companies, and ongoing digital projects.

During the visit, Azerbaijani media representatives were presented with key development indicators for IT Park: over 3,800 companies are currently resident, including over 1,000 companies with foreign capital.

The number of exporters exceeds 1,000, the number of resident companies employed by over 56,000 people, and the ecosystem also includes over 1,600 startups.

It was noted that since 2017, the number of IT Park resident companies has increased approximately 25-fold, from 147 to over 3,800.

Resident exports will reach $2.8 billion in 2025, up from $22 million in 2017.

IT Park's main export destinations are the US, the CIS and APEC countries, the EU, and the UK, as well as countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

IT Park has 14 branches in Uzbekistan and six representative offices abroad.

A separate presentation was dedicated to the activities of Uzinfocom, the largest integrator of digital solutions in Uzbekistan.

Journalists were introduced to a number of the company's projects, including the MyID digital identification ecosystem, the Muxlisa AI artificial intelligence solution, Agroplatforma.uz, the Digital Geology platform, the HRM.gov.uz state human resources management system, the DMED medical information system, and the uGaz platform.

Uzinfocom representatives discussed the application of these solutions in various fields – from public administration and healthcare to agriculture, geology, and digital services for the public.

During the visit, media tour participants were also shown IT Park's capabilities in developing an export-oriented IT industry, attracting foreign companies and investment, supporting startups, and creating new jobs in the high-tech sector.