Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have discussed expanding cooperation in digital government, developing artificial intelligence-based services and supporting IT startups.
The talks took place in Baku between Ayubkhon Sultonov, First Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, and Rashad Gasanov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, the Uzbek Ministry of Digital Technologies reported.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the UN Governance Innovation Summit: Advancing Future-Ready Institutions, attended by an Uzbek delegation led by Sultonov.
The parties explored opportunities for sharing experience and implementing joint initiatives based on the myGov platform.
Particular attention was paid to developing digital public services using AI agents and speech-to-text technologies.
They also discussed strengthening cooperation between the two countries’ IT parks, developing their startup ecosystems and helping companies enter the markets of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
During the summit, Sultonov spoke at a panel session titled “Countries’ Innovations in Action: What Works, Why and at What Scale?” Alongside representatives of the governments of Greece, the Dominican Republic and Seychelles, as well as the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, he discussed effective practices for introducing innovation in public administration.
Participants examined the role of leadership, institutional mechanisms and partnerships in implementing such solutions, as well as opportunities to adapt and scale them across different countries.
