Uzbekistan to prepare AI White Paper

The ministry's representative announced the development of the document at the Future Intelligence session during ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026. According to Pekos, the document aims to shift AI development in the country from isolated initiatives to systemic implementation under the approved Strategy for the Development of AI Technologies until 2030. The White Paper is designed to assess the national ecosystem, identify its limitations and promising areas for practical tech application, and serve as an opportunity roadmap for investors.

During the event, EGOV CLOUD data center representative Asliddin Abdufattakhov outlined plans to integrate AI into the my.gov.uz portal. The near future will see the rollout of the MyGov AI Assistant voice and text assistant, the MyGov Speech to Text voice application filing system, and the Document AI document recognition service. Plans also include moving 20 services online without requiring in-person visits, shortening processing times for 80 services, and cutting fees for 25 procedures.

Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Zhamol Makhsudov also announced that Uzbekistan has joined the World AI Cooperation Organization. According to Aziz Mukhitdinov, director of the AI Alliance, 40 organizations, including government agencies, private companies, and universities, have joined the association since 2025.