UZBEKISTAN

Elena Tsoy

Some facts about Uzbekistan Information Technology in Uzbekistan: Outline: 1 History in brief 2 Some facts about Uzbekistan 3 The Great Silk Road 4 Information Technology in Uzbekistan: Mobile operators Internet providers 5 Education in IT sphere

History of Uzbekistan Historically known as Turkestan Part of Soviet Union in the past Independent country since August 31,1991 Famous for the Great Silk Road

Interesting Facts Status: Sovereign Republic Capital: Tashkent President: Islam A. Karimov since 1990 Population: 27,865,738 (2010 est.) Area: 447,400 square kilometres (172,741 sq mi) (the 5th largest by area and the 3rd largest by population among the CIS countries) Official language: Uzbek Religion: Islam Famous for: cotton, gold

12 provinces and 1 autonomous republic: Interesting Facts 12 provinces and 1 autonomous republic:

The Great Silk Road Network of trade routes that linked Europe and Asia 4,000 miles (6,500 km) extension Passed through Uzbekistan cities: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva

The major and most well-known cities Tashkent Samarkand Bukhara Khiva

Information Technology in UZBEKISTAN

Cellular Communications Mobile Operators of Uzbekistan 24.3 million of subscribers (approximately) MTC Beeline Ucell Perfectum Mobile UzMobile

Internet Service Providers In Tashkent Number of users In Uzbekistan Around 80 internet providers throughout the country More than 30 internet providers in Tashkent More than 9 mln users according to March, 2012 estimations

Internet Service Providers

Growth Trend 9 000 000+ 7 900 000 7 550 000 7 400 000 Number of users: March 2012 October 2011 April 2011 December 2010 Number of users: 9 000 000+ 7 900 000 7 550 000 7 400 000

Education Primary and Secondary education (obligatory) Private and Public schools Undergraduate education Universities and Institutes Postgraduate education providing Master’s degree

Education Primary and Secondary Undergraduate Postgraduate a) 4 years of obligatory primary education (start at the age of 7) b) 2 stages: Secondary school Secondary specialized Post-secondary education (Bachelor’s degree) Higher education (Master’s degree)

Information Technology in Higher Education Tashkent University of Information Technologies Tashkent State Technical University named after A.R.Beruni Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov Tashkent branch Many other universities in Uzbekistan has a faculty of Information Technology

Uzbek-Korean relationships Diplomatic relations Korean Embassy in Uzbekistan since April, 1994 Commercial economic and financial-investment partnership High bilateral trade turnover High South Korean investments Over 60 representative offices Cultural-humanitarian relationship Korean centre of education since May, 1992 Partnership between the universities of Korea and Uzbekistan Centre of Korean language

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