BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 29
By Ilkin Seyfaddini – Trend:
Mobile operators in Uzbekistan will allocate funds for the implementation of e-government and digital economy projects, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications Development of Uzbekistan.
The decision has been taken in accordance with the presidential decree "On measures to promote the digital economy and e-government" signed on April 28.
According to the document, the share of digital economy, including complex information systems in production management, software products for financial and economic reporting, as well as automation of technological processes in GDP will double by 2023.
Within two years, all educational institutions in the regions will be connected to internet and the accessibility of telecommunication services for rural population will increase. It is planned to increase the share of e-services in GDP up to 60 percent.
Moreover, the government plans to increase the export value of such services to $100 million by 2023.
The Information and Communication Services Development Fund will open a special account to finance the e-government and digital economy projects. Uzbek mobile operators should allocate 35 percent from the total amount of fees for subscriber numbers to the mentioned account.
State share of UZINFOCOM Ltd. (integrator for creation and support of state information systems in Uzbekistan) will be transferred free of charge to the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications Development, which is the authorized body in the field of digital economy and e-government implementation.
Two new centers, namely the e-Government Project Management Center and the Digital Economy Research Center will be set up within the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications Development. Also, the new post of deputy minister responsible for the accelerated digitalization of the agrarian sector will be set up.
State bodies and organizations were allowed to hold contests exclusively among residents of IT-technological parks under a single contract for the development, implementation, integration and technical support of information systems and software products worth up to one billion soums ($98,187).
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