On August 7, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on the progress achieved and the further priority tasks for the development of the artificial intelligence ecosystem in Uzbekistan.
In recent years, Uzbekistan has risen 25 positions to rank 62nd in the global AI Readiness Index. The country has set a goal of joining the world’s top 50 in this ranking by 2030.
In addition, plans call for increasing the value of AI-based software products and services to $1.5 billion, expanding the computing infrastructure, and implementing more than 200 new AI projects.
Last month, a supercomputer based on technologies from the American company NVIDIA was launched at the Digital Government data center. In terms of computing capacity, it ranked 321st globally. Within just one month, the cluster’s utilization reached 90 percent, reflecting the high demand for computing capacity in the country.
The need to increase the number of AI projects in the economy and social sphere to more than 100 this year was emphasized. The presentation featured AI solutions for the healthcare, energy, transport, customs administration, legal services, public security, environmental protection, and geology sectors.
For the next two years, the task has been set to fully implement the “Five Million AI Leaders” project, as well as to develop modern educational and methodological materials for schoolchildren, students, teachers, and the general public.
The presentation also considered prospects for the development of international cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. Uzbekistan has become a member of WAICO – the World AI Cooperation Organization. Participation in the organization should be used to promote new initiatives aimed at introducing advanced technologies, large language models, and digital transformation solutions in the country, implementing joint projects with foreign technology companies and research institutions, and training highly qualified specialists.
Mirziyoyev instructed officials to consistently increase computing capacity, expand practical AI projects across economic sectors, develop high-quality data resources, support talented young people and startups, and strengthen international cooperation.
