Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Within the framework of the State Program, in the Year of the Development of Science, Education and the Digital Economy, it is planned to implement a number of serious tasks and projects.

On 28 April 2020, the President’s resolution “On measures for the widespread adoption of the digital economy and e-government” was adopted. Measures are defined with a view to the qualitative execution of the tasks defined in this resolution.

Currently, on the basis of this resolution, the widespread introduction of digital technologies in all sectors of the economy and public life is being carried out. Among the most relevant is the agricultural sector, where serious tasks are set in terms of digitalization of the industry.

The fact that according to the President’s resolution “On measures for the widespread adoption of the digital economy and e-government”, the position of Deputy Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications responsible for issues was introduced how serious and important attention is paid to this area. accelerated digitalization of the agricultural sector, the introduction of modern information systems and software products in the agricultural sector and food security.

In accordance with this, the Department for the Development of Digital Technologies in the Agricultural Field and the Department for the Development of Geoinformation Technologies will also be created in the structure of the Ministry.

Among the important projects that are planned to be implemented within the framework of the goals and objectives of the resolution is the creation of the Digital Agriculture information system. This project, of course, is of high relevance, and its implementation will significantly increase the efficiency of agriculture.

It should be noted that today the first steps in this direction have already begun. So, in the Andijan Technopark, an innovative pilot project is being implemented to manage agricultural lands using artificial intelligence. During the project, 6 areas were selected, which in vector format were digitized and implemented on the Monterra online platform. Agricultural land owners will receive recommendations based on the results of the study using satellite technology.

In addition, starting from the 2020/2021 academic year, a new Master’s program in Geoinformation Systems and Technologies has opened at the Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.

The implementation and implementation of the project “Digital Agriculture” will significantly increase the effectiveness of land monitoring due to the large coverage of the territories, significantly reduce time and financial costs in this area.