The main purpose of the meeting is to inform potential investors about the achievements and high potential of Uzbekistan in the international arena and to establish cooperation.
At the meeting with our ambassadors in foreign countries, the prospects of cooperation in turning Uzbekistan into a new IT outsourcing hub were discussed.
During the meeting, the ambassadors of Uzbekistan to foreign countries got directly acquainted with the activities of the IT park and the conditions created for IT companies and foreign investors.
The Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications also informed about the export of remote services, new technologies being introduced, artificial intelligence technologies and its further development.
It was noted at the meeting that all conditions for the development of IT entrepreneurship have been created in Uzbekistan today. A modern regulatory framework has been created, a number of tax and customs benefits have been provided, and IT parks with modern infrastructure are being created throughout the republic. Sufficient availability of qualified IT personnel in our country is also one of the important advantages.
During the meeting, it was noted that by the end of this year it is planned to increase the volume of IT exports to $ 100 million.
In particular, if in 2019 the export of goods and services produced by residents of IT Park amounted to 6.2 million dollars, then in 2020 this figure increased to 16.4 million dollars. And in 2021, it amounted to $ 46 million.
This year, the number of resident companies has reached 1,073, and the number of foreign companies - 157.
Sh. Shermatov discussed with the ambassadors of Uzbekistan in foreign countries the issues of facilitating the opening of representative offices of large foreign companies in our country, promoting our country in the international IT arena, turning Uzbekistan into an international IT hub.
Special attention was also paid to the issues of attracting foreign investors to the IT market of Uzbekistan, expanding cooperation between residents of the IT park with foreign IT companies.
