Uzbekistan and IBM intend to cooperate in creation of “smart cities” Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Acting Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan Sherzod Shermatov received a delegation of IBM, headed by IBM CEO for Eastern Europe and Asia Andrei Filatov on 29 August 2017. According to the press service of the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan, the sides discussed issues of expanding further cooperation in the field of introduction of modern innovative technologies in Uzbekistan. The parties noted that the priority areas of cooperation are such areas as smart city technologies, training highly qualified IT specialists, developing software products, cloud technologies, supporting and financing startups, etc. The sides expressed mutual interest in continuing their joint work and signing a bilateral document in the near future.
Representatives from IBM have met Uzbekistan's acting minister for development of information technologies and communications, Sherzod Shermatov, to discuss a potential partnership to cooperate on the creation of “smart cities”. The meeting took place in Tashkent at the invitation of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev, who is also chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission.