Tashkent (UNA-OIC) – On July 29, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Astrum IT Academy in Yuqorichirchiq district, where he met with IT specialists and youth.
The IT industry is one of the fastest-growing areas in the world. The growth rate of IT services is 10 percent annually. It is expected that this year their volume will reach 4 trillion 300 billion dollars.
Large-scale work has begun in Uzbekistan to take a strong position in this market. Over the past five years, $2 billion has been directed to the sphere, including $700 million of direct investment.
At the initiative of the Head of the state, IT parks have been opened in all regions, a special tax regime has been introduced for them. Thanks to this, 14 thousand young people were provided with highly paid jobs. The number of self-employed IT specialists has increased by 2.5 times since the beginning of the year – up to 43 thousand people.
Most importantly, an IT career has become a trend among young people. The “One Million Uzbek Coders” project is being implemented in schools, lyceums, colleges, technical schools and universities.
This year, 134 new IT companies have been created in the country, including 50 foreign ones, and the number of exporting enterprises has doubled. The volume and range of services also increased.
