Mirziyoyev instructs to increase investment in ICT sector
By Trend
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held on September 19 a meeting dedicated to the analysis of the work in the information and communication technology sector, "Podrobno.uz" reported.
"The information and communication technologies contribute to the accelerated development of all spheres, create convenience for people. The tasks defined at the beginning of the year for the development of this sphere have not been fully implemented. The status of attracting investments into this sector, exporting services and ready software products is absolutely unsatisfactory," Mirziyoyev said.
Therefore, it became necessary to replace the leadership of the ministry, the president said.
"The new minister and his deputies should draw appropriate conclusions and organize their work in a completely different way. It is necessary to quickly eliminate the existing problems and accelerate the development of the industry, dramatically increase the volume of investments and exports, the most important thing is to ensure positive changes in the system as soon as possible," the president said.
Also the task to increase the volume of investments, especially direct ones, to $200 million this year and $500 million in 2019 was set at the meeting.