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The construction of the first IT town in Uzbekistan is underway in the Parkent district of the Tashkent region, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development has reported. The launch ceremony was held last week, on May 18, with the “Villayat Samsarak: Creative Eco-IT Village” project being presented. The IT town will serve the development of “green” and creative sectors in the Tashkent region, it was stated. On May 15, President Miziyoyev's decree “On the organization of the activities of IT-towns aimed at creating additional conditions for digitization and learning foreign languages for young people in the regions” was accepted. The construction and modernization of such educational centers are to be financed by public-private partnerships, sponsors, and other sources. The Foundation for the Development of Digital Technologies is responsible for the provision of educational materials. The construction of IT- towns in some regions of Uzbekistan is also to be carried out at the expense of the State Fund for Youth Policy Support.
On 13 May, Satbayev University (Kazakhstan), EOS GmbH (Germany), and NORM Additive (Turkey) signed a framework agreement on the creation of a consortium for the establishment of a Center for Additive Technologies at Kazakhstan’s Institute of Physics and Technology. Reporting from the meeting in Almaty, Kazakh Invest outlined proposals for a pilot project comprising a scientific and innovative competence center for working with materials such as polyamide and metal powders to produce various components on 3D printers. At the first stage, the group plans to create an innovation center for technology transfer and the creation of competencies. During the next stage, a research and innovation center (R&D) will be established to manufacture and test the first batch of products. The third stage involves the commercial production of specific components to meet the demands of automotive, aerospace, engineering, oil and gas industry, and medicine companies. Developments thereafter, include facilities to study materials such as polymers and their components, for use in the production of industrial-scale 3D printers. Looking to the future, the project has the potential to create a niche industry which will increase Kazakhstan’s ability to compete in the global market with high-value-added products.
At the International PLUS-Forum ‘Digital Kyrgyzstan’ on 28th February, Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced that Kyrgyzstan is to create a Centre for Innovative Technologies. The centre for the advancement of developments in the field, including Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will be a non-governmental institution, financed through government subsidies and sponsorship. The prime minister emphasized the government’s commitment to introducing digital technologies and by expanding state provision, provide an open digital society in Kyrgyzstan. This year, the country is set to adopt its first-ever Digital Code. Online registration of motor vehicles, introduced back in September 2023, now allows the sale and purchase of cars through a mobile app. “It is now possible to create, re-register and liquidate a legal entity without leaving your home,” stated Mr Japarov, adding that online purchase and sale of real estate will be launched on March 1st. Touching upon the development of AI in Kyrgyzstan, he referenced the government’s purchase of a supercomputer which able to recognize and synthesize speech, is already being used to broadcast news in the Kyrgyz language on state radio channels.
