Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The International Science Council (ISC) has officially opened a regional office for Central Asia and the South Caucasus as part of the InnoWeek-2026 international innovation week, the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan reported.
The opening ceremony was attended by Shavkat Ayupov, president of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, and Salvatore Aricò, chief executive officer of the International Science Council.
Representatives of academies of sciences and scientific organisations from Central Asia and the South Caucasus, as well as international institutions, also attended the event.
The International Science Council is a non-profit organisation that brings together 250 scientific organisations worldwide.
Its members include international scientific unions and associations, national academies of sciences and research councils, international and regional federations and societies, as well as academies and associations of young scientists.
The ISC was established in 2018 through the merger of the International Council for Science, founded in 1931, and the International Social Science Council, founded in 1952.
