The coronavirus pandemic has revealed all the benefits and accelerated the processes of digitalization around the world. On how to build an effective digitalization policy, and what steps are being taken in Uzbekistan in this direction, “Dunyo” IA correspondent talked with Farrukh Khakimov, Head of Department at the Development Strategy Center.

The video conference held on April 15, 2022 under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was devoted to the issues of ensuring price stability in markets by increasing food production within the framework of food supply security of the country, as well as additional support for entrepreneurs.

On April 12-14, Termez hosted a meeting of the heads of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan railway departments.

On April 13, elections of members of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development for the period 2023-2026 were held at the UN headquarters in New York City as part of the annual meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The Uztextilprom Association, with the assistance of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized an online briefing at the international level, the main purpose of which is to bring to the world community information about reforms in the textile industry of Uzbekistan, further steps of the industry "beyond the boycott", the benefits of cooperation and collaboration and the goals of becoming a regional textile hub. About 180 representatives of the textile industry from 30 countries joined the briefing.
 

On April 8, 2022 the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Decree in which goals are set extensively with specific timeframes for taking measures in a number of key areas of the country's economic development to create favorable conditions for the development of the private sector, as well as measures to accelerate the process of privatization, the fight against corruption and demonopolization.

More than 530 people were returned to Uzbekistan in 2019-2021 from disadvantaged regions such as Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

In recent years, the authority and role of our country, which, under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, implements a pragmatic and active foreign policy, has been growing not only in the region, but also in the world, and the country's positive influence on international processes is increasing. Of course, the active participation of the republic in the framework of multilateral cooperation institutions – international and regional organizations - plays an important role in this. In this sense, Uzbekistan's partnership with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is of particular importance.
 

On May 7-8, the festival “Boysun Bahori”, the long-awaited holiday of the renewal of nature, national traditions and folklore will start in the mountain village of Padang in Boysun district, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan S. Umurzakov held a number of bilateral meetings and negotiations with foreign counterparts on the margins of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan held in Huangshan (PRC).