BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. The introduction of artificial intelligence and other breakthrough technologies can create more than 430,000 new jobs in just two key industries of Uzbekistan by 2025, but only if the country puts in place favorable policies and invests in skills and training, Trend reports with reference to a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
According to the bank's study, the use of the so-called technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will create 100,000 new jobs in Uzbekistan in the textile and clothing industry, which have significant untapped growth potential, as well as 334,000 jobs in the construction industry, which is already among the largest employers in the republic by 2025.
The analysis emerges from a new ADB study, Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution Through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Central and West Asia, which assesses the potential impact of jobs created and displaced by new technology in Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
The study was based on a survey of employers in two sectors of Uzbekistan, chosen because they are crucial for growth, employment, and 4IR. The survey is supplemented by an analysis of data from the online job portal and a separate survey of educational institutions to assess their readiness for 4IR.
The study is based on a survey of employers in the two industries in Uzbekistan - selected because they are crucial for growth, employment, and 4IR. The survey is complemented by an analysis of online job portal data and a separate survey of training institutions to gauge their readiness for 4IR.