1. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review1 Project TELESOL in Uzbekistan Prof. Fatima ADYLOVA, Institute of Cybernetics of NAS, Uzbekistan

2. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review2 The development of the information society : The monitoring of ICT development in Uzbekistan

3. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review3 Development of ICT Education and Staff Capacity:

4. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review4 1. Information and communication technologies are gradually finding their way to the life of society: ICT Application in Society

5. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review5 2. May 2003 Internet users number in the country: ICT Application in Society

6. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review6 3.People’s awareness about the Internet: ICT Application in Society

7. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review7 4.Multi-lingual sites (Uzbek/Russian/English) constitute about 23.6% of all sites ICT Application in Society

8. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review8 Access to Network Resources 1.The information infrastructure :

9. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review9 Access to Network Resources

10. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review10 Access to Network Resources Total bandwidth of external Internet access channels per one regular user: Operator International capacity PartnersUzPAK 7,5 Mbps 7,5 Mbps SEA BONE(Italy) SATIS(Germany) Dete Sat(Russia) TAE(ChinaTelecom) Naytov 3,5 Mbps Teleross (Russia) Uzscinet (UNDP) 3,5 Mbps KPN Holland) Sarkor Telecom 4 Mbps TAE (Chinatelecom) TAE (Chinatelecom) Cable & Wireless Intal Telecom 2,5 Mbps TAE (China Telecom) Sharq Taraqqiyoti 2 Mbps Yamal / Sonera (Russia) TPS 1 Mbps TAE (China Тelecom) Country’s total 24 Mbps (including other channels)

11. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review11 E-economy

12. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review12 Telemedicine projects in Uzbekistan SWINFEN CHARITABLE TRUST-UZBEKISTAN Country of Origin of Referrers

13. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review13 PIMS TMED PROJECT Telemedicine projects in Uzbekistan

14. Baku, Feb 05, 2004TELESOL annual review14 Naturally, the first step faces some difficulties in teleconsultations organization :there are some technical barriers for clinical departments in sending referrals directly, using LAN; language obstacles, insufficient training of doctors in computer skills, etc. But we should mark that first experience with telemedicine consultations is unique for medical community of Uzbekistan and plays important role for telemedicine promotion in the remote regions of the country. RESUME