Digital Divide Country Profile · Asia

Uzbekistan

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Uzbekistan in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, Technology-Enabled Connectivity Infrastructure, Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer / Desktop PC. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure1
Technology-Enabled Connectivity Infrastructure1
Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

Artificial Intelligence (AI)4
Computer / Desktop PC2
Robotics2
Digital Identity / e-ID1
Wi-Fi1

Intervention classification

Neither explicitly identified8
Specific Technology only4
Infrastructure only2
Infrastructure and Specific Technology1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

10 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 10 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

15 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

Community digital skills infrastructure

215 IT Training Centers National Network

Expanded over 2024–2026 · Across Uzbekistan

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Status / periodExpanded over 2024–2026LocationAcross UzbekistanPopulationYouth and adults needing practical ICT trainingOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; regional partners

Creates a distributed physical training network so digital-skills access is not concentrated in Tashkent.

Activities and approach: IT training centers; digital literacy; programming and career preparation

EducationWorkforce

Digital economic inclusion

Digital Inclusion – IT-Enabled Services Jobs

2023–ongoing · Secondary cities/regions

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationSecondary cities/regionsPopulationYouth, women and persons with disabilitiesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Uses connectivity and skills to expand IT-enabled service jobs.

Activities and approach: Digital jobs ecosystem

Workforce

Broadband market development

Digital Inclusion – Private Broadband Capital Mobilization

2023–ongoing · Rural markets

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationRural marketsPopulationOperators/underserved usersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Crowds in private capital for broadband deployment.

Activities and approach: Innovative financing mechanisms

Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure

Regional digital infrastructure

Digital Inclusion – Regional ITES Infrastructure

2023–ongoing · Outside Tashkent/regional cities

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationOutside Tashkent/regional citiesPopulationRegional firms/workersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Builds infrastructure for regional IT-enabled services.

Activities and approach: Digital infrastructure

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Workforce

Rural broadband finance

Digital Inclusion – Rural Broadband Investment Mechanism

2023–ongoing · Rural areas

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationRural areasPopulationUnconnected rural communitiesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Designs finance to attract private broadband investment in rural areas.

Activities and approach: Broadband finance/private investment

Targeted digital skills

Digital Inclusion – Women and Persons with Disabilities Skills Track

2023–ongoing · Nationwide targeted groups

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Status / period2023–ongoingLocationNationwide targeted groupsPopulationWomen/persons with disabilitiesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Provides targeted skills and employment support.

Activities and approach: Digital skills/job placement

EducationWorkforce

Public-sector and educator AI skills

InfoTeach-2025 National AI Training for Teachers and Regional Officials

Implemented 2025 · Uzbekistan

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Status / periodImplemented 2025LocationUzbekistanPopulationTeachers, governors, deputy governors and advisorsOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies

Builds AI literacy among educators and local leaders so digital transformation is supported beyond specialist IT staff.

Activities and approach: Online AI training; educator upskilling; local-government capacity building

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

EducationK–12Workforce

Regional digital skills / youth access

IT City Regional Digital Education Center Network

Expanded through 2026 · Karakalpakstan and multiple regions including Andijan, Syrdarya, Samarkand, Fergana, Bukhara, Tashkent, Navoi, Kashkadarya and Jizzakh

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Status / periodExpanded through 2026LocationKarakalpakstan and multiple regions including Andijan, Syrdarya, Samarkand, Fergana, Bukhara, Tashkent, Navoi, Kashkadarya and JizzakhPopulationSchool-age youth and young people outside the capitalOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; regional authorities

Expands free access to practical digital education beyond Tashkent and creates regional pathways into modern professions.

Activities and approach: Computer literacy; programming; AI; robotics; graphic design; English; coworking

Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsComputer / Desktop PC

EducationK–12

Digital talent development / certification

IT-Talent Programme

Ongoing in 2025–2026 · Uzbekistan

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Status / periodOngoing in 2025–2026LocationUzbekistanPopulationYoung people pursuing technology careersOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; IT education ecosystem

Builds internationally competitive ICT skills and certifications linked to employment and the IT economy.

Activities and approach: Professional IT training; certification support; talent development

EducationWorkforce

Youth digital skills

Khanabad IT City – Free Digital Education for Grades 5–11

Opened Jun 2026 · Khanabad, Andijan Region

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Status / periodOpened Jun 2026LocationKhanabad, Andijan RegionPopulationStudents in grades 5–11OrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; local government

Provides free local access to IT and language training in a region outside Tashkent.

Activities and approach: Computer literacy; programming; AI; robotics; graphic design; English

Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsComputer / Desktop PC

Education

Advanced youth digital education

Muhammad al-Khwarizmi's Successors Programme

Ongoing; national expansion through 2025–2026 · Karakalpakstan and Khorezm, with broader national talent pipeline

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Status / periodOngoing; national expansion through 2025–2026LocationKarakalpakstan and Khorezm, with broader national talent pipelinePopulationStudents from grade 7 upwardOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; education partners

Provides professional-level IT and foreign-language training aimed at building a national digital talent reserve.

Activities and approach: Advanced IT education; foreign languages; certification; career preparation

EducationWorkforce

Mass digital skills

One Million Uzbek Coders – National Coding Skills Programme

Ongoing / scaled · Uzbekistan

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Status / periodOngoing / scaledLocationUzbekistanPopulationYouth and aspiring IT workersOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; IT education partners

Provides large-scale coding education and has become a feeder into IT Park employment.

Activities and approach: Online coding education; digital skills; career preparation

EducationWorkforce

Digital identity / privacy / trusted access

OneID Personal Data Control and Consent Management

Operational; safeguards expanded Feb 2026 · Uzbekistan

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Status / periodOperational; safeguards expanded Feb 2026LocationUzbekistanPopulationCitizens accessing government and private digital servicesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; e-government platform

Strengthens trust in digital identity by letting users control which external organizations can access their personal data.

Activities and approach: OneID; Mobile-ID; MyID; QR login; consent controls; personal-data permissions

Digital Identity / e-ID

Inclusive digital economy / targeted skills

Uzbekistan Digital Inclusion Project – Rural and Remote Digital Skills and Employment Access

Active 2023–ongoing · Rural and remote locations

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Status / periodActive 2023–ongoingLocationRural and remote locationsPopulationYoung women and men, including persons with disabilitiesOrganizationsIT Park Uzbekistan; Ministry of Digital Technologies; World Bank

Combines skills and employment pathways with explicit geographic and disability inclusion rather than focusing only on infrastructure.

Activities and approach: Digital skills; IT-enabled services employment; regional access; disability inclusion

EducationWorkforce

Women digital inclusion / entrepreneurship

WIFI DX Women ICT Frontier Initiative – Women Entrepreneurs Digital Transformation Training

Implemented Apr 2026; trainer-multiplier model · Tashkent with intended regional multiplier effect

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Status / periodImplemented Apr 2026; trainer-multiplier modelLocationTashkent with intended regional multiplier effectPopulationWomen entrepreneurs and future trainersOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Technologies; APCICT/UNESCAP; Women in Tech Uzbekistan

Builds women’s digital business skills and creates a cadre of trainers to extend learning across regions.

Activities and approach: Digital marketing; e-commerce; AI tools; automation; data analytics; trainer development

Technology-Enabled Connectivity InfrastructureWi-FiArtificial Intelligence (AI)

EducationWorkforce

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Uzbekistan. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uzbekistan/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Uzbekistan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=UZ
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Uzbekistan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=UZ

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