Japan will help to reach 70% digitization level in Uzbekistan

It will also support plans to ensure a 10-fold increase in software exports by the end of 2026.
On October 25 of this year, the 16th meeting of the Uzbekistan-Japan and Japan-Uzbekistan committees on economic cooperation, which is an effective mechanism for developing partnership relations with leading Japanese companies, was held.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khojayev, representatives of the main ministries and agencies, and the Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Hirohoxide Hirai, Chairman and Senior Executive Director of the Japan External Trade Development Organization (JETRO) Nobuhiko Sasaki. Representatives of a number of leading Japanese companies and organizations participated.
The participants of the meeting agreed to intensify joint work on the development and implementation of promising projects in pharmaceutical, mining, mechanical engineering, chemical and textile industries, agriculture and other fields.
The direction of cooperation in the field of IT and innovation, taking into account the transfer of the best cyber, bio- and nano-technologies of Japan, was considered separately. The Japanese side expressed its intention to support plans to increase the level of digitization in Uzbekistan to 70% and to ensure a tenfold increase in the export of software products by the end of 2026.
A business forum was also held as part of the event, where participants had the opportunity to hold B2B and B2G meetings and discuss practical aspects of cooperation.
According to the results of the meeting, the Final Protocol and a number of bilateral documents reflecting the main agreements reached during the event were signed.