KOICA to finance creation of electronic library in Uzbekistan

He recalled that Uzbekistan and South Korea inked a programme of cooperation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for 2015-2017 within the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Seoul. He said that the KOICA will allocate grants for about US$60 million in three years.

Uzbek official said that within the programme of cooperation, the KOICA will provide a grant to implementation of the project on creation of electronic library.

He noted that within the project Uzbekistan plans to unite book resources of 220 libraries of Uzbekistan to single internet resource.

Azimov said that this will allow any citizen of Uzbekistan receive access to resources of 220 libraries of the country without leaving their homes and offices.

KOICA Office in Uzbekistan has been operating since 1995 and making a great effort in supporting necessary works for socio-economic development of Uzbekistan with a special focus on education (vocational training), healthcare and public administration (e-government).

Since 1995 up to present KOICA Office in Uzbekistan has implemented various grant-aid projects with total amount exceeding $78.9 million.