The Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, language technology company Tilde, and the Latvian National Center for Artificial Intelligence have signed a memorandum of cooperation.
“The document establishes a framework for cooperation in the development of language models, exchange of experience, and implementation of AI tools to support Ukraine’s institutional capacity on the path to EU membership,” according to a statement from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
As Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Taras Kachka said during the signing, Ukraine is currently in the active phase of negotiations on accession to the European Union, and the next 24 months will be decisive.
“And right now, it is important to join forces to implement not only legislation but also tools that strengthen the institutional capacity of the state,” he added.
In his opinion, such tools include artificial intelligence technology, in particular for the translation and analysis of EU legal acts, as well as the importance of preserving the culture of the Ukrainian language and its authentic models in public documentation related to European integration.
“The language technology company Tilde was chosen as the most suitable solution for Ukrainian needs, as this platform takes into account the peculiarities of the Ukrainian language, its phraseology, morphology, and stylistics, which ensures the authenticity of translations. This solution will also allow for further scaling of the technology to involve other ministries, state bodies, and enterprises. The cooperation provides for the exchange of experience between experts from the parties to the memorandum, the joint development of language models, and support for new digital services,” the statement said.
On July 1 this year, the President of Uzbekistan watched a presentation of plans in the field of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and telecommunications.
The number of residents of the IT park of Uzbekistan has exceeded 2800, and the number of foreign companies has reached 752. About 40 thousand young people earn high incomes in this area.
Over the past 5 years, the industry’s exports have grown from $170 million to almost $1 billion.
In 2024, startups attracted $70 million in venture capital investment.
As a result, Uzbekistan has risen 12 positions and entered the top 100 of the global ranking of startup ecosystems. The country also moved up 17 positions in the international AI readiness index, ranking first in Central Asia.
Uzbekistan topped the ranking of CIS countries in terms of the growth rate of the telecommunications industry.
Work in this area is ongoing. In particular, the following goals are set for the next year:
As part of the implementation of these goals, a number of draft regulatory documents have been developed and discussed during the presentation.
To date, 760 types of public services have been digitized. Last year, 10 million citizens used digital services.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that it is time to move on to the next stage – building a Digital Government. First of all, digitalization should cover the most popular areas: education, healthcare, construction, and utilities.
Special attention was paid to the development of artificial intelligence technologies. According to the Presidential Decree of October 14, 2024, the AI development strategy until 2030 was approved. USD 50 million has been allocated for the development of infrastructure in this area.
The goal is to create a national model of artificial intelligence and train 1 million specialists.
The Minister of Digital Technologies reported on the current stages of this task and measures to improve the infrastructure.
Expanding the scope of digital services and export potential remains a priority. So far, the main indicators are concentrated in Tashkent, but thanks to the conditions and benefits created in the country, interest from foreign specialists and companies is growing.
In this context, the President emphasized the importance of creating an attractive environment in each region in order to more actively attract foreign IT companies and stimulate the development of the digital economy throughout the country.
