TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 1. Uzbekistan and
the Eurasian Development Bank’s Digital Initiatives Fund have
reached an agreement to develop a joint roadmap for the
implementation of projects focused on advancing digital
transformation and the integration of artificial intelligence
technologies, Trend
reports via the bank.
This initiative was discussed during a meeting between Tigran
Sargsyan, Deputy Chairman of the EDB Management Board and curator
of the Digital Initiatives Fund, and Sherzod Shermatov,
Uzbekistan’s Minister of Digital Technologies and Chief Information
Officer (CIO).
The proposed areas of collaboration encompass solutions in
various sectors, including water resource management, labor market
development, jewelry trade, air quality monitoring, among
others.
Representatives from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital
Technologies have expressed their commitment to further evaluating
the proposed initiatives and to introducing additional digital
solutions that may be eligible for support from the Fund.
The EDB Digital Initiatives Fund was established in June 2020 to
support the development of digital transformation tools and
practices in EDB member states, including through the integration
of information systems and participation in the development and
financing of relevant projects.
