The opening of the IT Village complex took place in Samarkand region

On October 27, on the final day of “ICTWEEK Uzbekistan 2022, the grand opening of the IT Village complex took place.

IT Village is a project for new directions in the IT-industry, developed by the Ministry of ICT together with the “Single Integrator – UZINFOCOM”. IT Park also supported the project and became its technical partner, providing the new complex with the necessary technical equipment.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications Sherzod Shermatov, Deputy Minister of ICT Oleg Pekos, Khokim of Samarkand region Erkinjon Turdimov, Director General of UZINFOCOM Emil Gimranov, Director of IT Park Uzbekistan Farhod Ibragimov and others.

As Sherzod Shermatov noted in his welcoming speech, the choice of Samarkand region is not accidental.

“Samarkand has always been famous for its rich history and has been a link on the Great Silk Road since ancient times.  Today Samarkand is again in the spotlight.  The ICT Week was successfully held here and the opening of the IT Village took place.  IT Village was created specifically for young people.  We try to make every effort so that young boys and girls do not experience difficulties in obtaining IT-education”.

The new project is aimed at developing IT-infrastructure in remote regions of the republic, creating conditions for attracting and teaching advanced IT technologies to children from nearby areas, as well as organizing and holding international and local IT forums, hackathons for developers and any other IT-events.

The territory of the complex includes the main block with an area of ​​300 sq. m and a technical block with an area of ​​60 sq. m.

The main block will have 3 classrooms for 60 jobs;  residential block;  conference hall for 15 persons;   medical station, technical premises, communication center;  eco-cinema and much more.

Khokim of Samarkand region Erkinjon Turdimov noted that the opening of the village is a great event not only for Nurabad district, but for the region as a whole.

“Today is another important day for the IT sector of Uzbekistan.  Thanks to the new institution, we will involve many young boys and girls in the ICT industry, who will become highly qualified personnel in the future and take the country to a new level.  We express our gratitude to the Ministry of ICT of Uzbekistan for their support.  Let there be as many such institutions in the republic as possible”.