BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. Today,
Uzbekistan and Switzerland discussed expanding cooperation in
digital technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), innovation,
investment and research and development during a meeting between
Uzbekistan’s Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov and
Swiss Ambassador to Uzbekistan Simone Giger in Tashkent.
This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of Digital
Technologies of Uzbekistan.
Shermatov briefed the Swiss side on Uzbekistan’s ongoing digital
transformation reforms, the development of the IT sector and
startup ecosystem, and opportunities created for foreign
investors.
Particular attention was given to expanding IT service exports
and developing startups that combine software solutions with other
technological capabilities, according to the Uzbek Ministry of
Digital Technologies.
Additionally, the sides discussed prospects for cooperation in
artificial intelligence, including the development of open and
practical AI models for digital education and other sectors.
The meeting also focused on increasing the participation of
Swiss companies in investment projects in Uzbekistan. In this
context, the sides discussed using Swiss export-support mechanisms
and strengthening ties between the business communities of the two
countries.
"The sides expressed their readiness to further expand
cooperation between relevant organizations and the private sectors
of the two countries, and bring cooperation in digital technologies
to a new level," the ministry said in the statement.
