Author: Javohir Usmonov

A resolution adopted July 29 implements March amendments to Uzbekistan’s personal data law, easing cross-border transfers to recognised jurisdictions while retaining strict localisation rules for biometric and genetic data.

Ikromjon Muydinjonov’s ARGUS-SYS prototype uses a 500-watt laser and AI-driven tracking to claim it can disable a UAV at over a kilometre in under two seconds.

President Mirziyoyev has ordered the creation of a high-tech complex in the industrial city of Asaka as Andijan region pursues $7 billion in new investment and 70,000 jobs.

Uzbekistan’s digital minister and the head of Uzcosmos met NASA’s deputy administrator on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya to explore joint projects, specialist training and a possible NASA role at IAC-20

The subscription, worth nearly $60, includes expanded AI tools, the Flash Thinking model and 400 GB of cloud storage — available after SheerID added Uzbekistan to its verified countries list.

A draft government roadmap sets out plans to revise criminal liability for cyber offences, build a dedicated cybersecurity strategy and expand the country’s unified monitoring network.

Ukrainian drones struck Yandex facilities in Ryazan, Kaluga and Vladimir oblasts in quick succession last week, disabling what the company described as its most powerful AI training systems and causing service disruptions as far away as Uzb

Green generation hit 16.8 billion kWh in 2025, saving 3.2 billion cubic metres of natural gas and cutting 4.7 million tonnes of atmospheric emissions, the Ministry of Energy says.

Digital Technologies Minister Sherzod Shermatov told the Legislative Chamber that more than 11,000 new base stations have been installed this year alone, while Uzbekistan has climbed from 133rd to 72nd globally in mobile internet speed.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Samarkand business forum that Washington is deploying American small modular reactors in Uzbekistan and modernising its energy grids — even as a dispute persists over whether Tashkent has formally committed to buying U.S. nuclear technology.

Uzbekistan’s Competition Committee has approved VEON’s roughly $207 million purchase of mobile operator Perfectum on conditions including a three-year operational separation requirement and a 12-month freeze on 5G tariffs for existing subscribers.

Uzbekistan’s competition regulator has approved Veon’s purchase of all shares in Perfectum mobile operator, imposing seven conditions including a three-year independence requirement and a freeze on 5G tariffs.