TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 28. The volume of
IT services in Uzbekistan’s Fergana region has increased fourfold
in recent years, while exports have exceeded $23 million, Trend reports via the press
service of the Uzbek president.
The announcement was made by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during
a meeting in the city of Fergana focused on the socio-economic
development of the region.
It was noted that a new IT Park with a total area of 30,000
square meters was commissioned this year in Fergana. In addition,
an “IT Cluster” was recently launched at Vocational College No. 1
in Kuva. Under the initiative, 100 young people will receive annual
training in programming, robotics, graphic design, and foreign
languages.
Officials were instructed to expand the Kuva model starting from
the next academic year by launching similar training programs in 16
additional districts, with one technical college in each
district.
The plans also include opening an IT Park University in Fergana
and a branch campus of INHA University in Margilan. Together, the
two institutions are expected to enroll around 1,000 students
annually in fields such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity,
and software engineering.
