AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAI & Cloud: Uzbekistan and Oracle discussed expanding cloud infrastructure, government data centres and AI solutions. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also arrived in Astana for the first Central Asian Aqaba Process summit, focused on AI safety and preventing its misuse by extremist groups. Critical Minerals: Uzbekistan aims to raise production across 16 critical minerals to $2.7 billion by 2030. Rosatom says its zero-waste lithium process at the Nurlikon deposit could yield more than 8,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year. Cybersecurity: A hacking group withdrew its claim that it stole data on 27 million Uzbek citizens, but reports say personal details of journalists and relatives appeared in an online database. Authorities are investigating. Digital Government: South Korea won a $330,000 contract to help build Uzbekistan’s national address register. Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan also explored cooperation on AI-powered public services, speech-to-text tools and startup links. Higher Education: 38 Uzbek universities featured in the QS Asia 2027 rankings; TIIAME led the country at 113th.
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