On September 19-23, Uzbekistan will host an Information and Communication Technologies Week ICTWEEK Uzbekistan 2016, which will bring together several specialized events into a single format.

"The ICT Week aims at discussing practical results that have been achieved in ICT development, demonstration of opportunities and benefits of introduction of ICT in various fields, development trends in information and communication sector, promotion of IT sector in Uzbekistan and expansion of international cooperation", reported the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications.

The ICTWEEK Uzbekistan 2016 will be opened by the Summit on Information and Communication Technologies ICT SUMMIT 2016 in the format of a plenary on September 20 at the International Business Center. It will summarize the development of IT sector in the current year, and spotlight the strategic challenges of the industry.

An annual international exhibition of information and communication technologies ICTEXPO 2016 is an important part of the Week.  This year, it will take place on September 21-23 concurrently in two cities: Tashkent (September 21-23) and Namangan (September 21-22). The idea of ​​holding the exhibition in a network format aroused from the desire to show the increased regional level of information technology development.

The stands at ICTEXPO 2016 will showcase advanced technologies and solutions available on the market of information technologies and services. The exhibition will represent local and international companies that specialize in the production of high-tech products in the field of information technologies: mobile communication, system integration, software engineering, providers of communication services and data transmission, and others.

ICT FORUM 2016 promises to be another spectacular event to highlight the results and achievements of national and international online products and innovations. The Forum will work for two days (September 21-22) and will be held in the format of conferences, breakout sessions, workshops and panel discussions.

The Forum will be a cycle of profile events, including conferences on e-Government Uzbekistan and digital economy, as well as breakout sessions on ‘Information Security’, ‘Internet Forum’, ‘Start-up Conference’