Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 5
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has signed a decree to appoint the deputies of the minister for development of information technologies (IT) and communications.
Alisher Faizullaev, who previously served as the deputy head of the State Committee of Communication, Informatization and Telecommunication Technologies, was appointed the deputy minister, according to the decree, the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications told Trend.
Other members of the previous management of the committee, Miradil Sangilov and South Korean citizen Kim Nam-sok have also been appointed the deputy ministers. Kim Nam-sok's position is 'deputy minister - ICT consultant'.
Moreover, Umidjon Alamov, Ibrohim Juraev were also appointed deputies of the minister for IT and communications of Uzbekistan.
The number of deputies of the minister (including the first deputy minister) has been reduced from six to five.
The Ministry for Development of IT and Communications itself was created in accordance with the decree of Uzbek president in early February 2015 on the basis of the State Committee of Communication, Informatization and Telecommunication Technologies. That time, the president also appointed Khurshid Mirzahidov as the minister.
Ensuring the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of information technologies and communications, creating the "e-government" are among the main tasks and directions of the new ministry's activity.
Working out and implementing the comprehensive programs for the implementation and development of the national information and communication system are also among these tasks.
The ministry will also execute the functions of government regulation, licensing and control of the activities in telecommunications area and in the use of the radio spectrum.