The World Bank prepares to launch a project on the development of the digital economy in Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – A seminar was organized in the Tashkent office of the World Bank in preparation for the launch of the Digital CASA project in Uzbekistan. The project will contribute to the development of digital infrastructure, e-government and the digital economy in the country.

The CASA digital program implemented by the World Bank Group aims to broaden broadband Internet access for landlocked countries in Central Asia and some southern regions. Asia

At the regional level, the program aims to connect these countries to the interregional and intercontinental data transmission infrastructure, which will improve cross-border cooperation. At the national level, the aim of the program is to provide citizens with reliable and affordable Internet access, attract private investment in the ICT sector and increase the capacity of governments to provide electronic public services. to citizens and businesses. The World Bank's Board of Directors in March 2018. Uzbekistan is currently preparing for the launch of the project, whose implementation is expected to begin in 2019. In the future, as part of the preparations for the launch of the Digital CASA project in Uzbekistan, a seminar on the development of the digital economy in the country was organized at the World Bank headquarters in Tashkent

. Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Development, other relevant ministries and departments, key international experts and World Bank experts.

Participants discussed the global experience building the digital economy, existing opportunities for infrastructure development, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks in Uzbekistan, and the socio-economic benefits It can bring to the state, citizens and businesses.

The European Union, Russia, Kazakhstan, Britain and the World Economic Forum presented examples of best practices in the field of transformation of the digital economy and development of the Electronic administration.

Experts discussed the methodology for badessing the state of the digital economy, which was created to advise interested states to create appropriate conditions for its development. The methodology was presented by World Bank experts as a possible tool for the preparation of the Strategy for the Development of Digital Economy in Uzbekistan.