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Uzbekistan to create OASIS platform and expand opportunities for startups

The President of Uzbekistan has signed a decree on measures for the digital transformation of public administration and the real sector of the Uzbek economy.

According to the decree, in 2025-2026, it is planned to launch 41 priority projects in the field of Digital Government and increase the share of electronic public services to 70%. To start providing more than 30 types of public services in mahallas and build 66 thousand kilometers of fiber-optic communication lines, commission 2284 base stations and implement more than 100 information systems. Convert more than 100 types of services for households and businesses into electronic format, including proactive and composite services.

Starting from November 1, 2025, mobile operators, banks and payment organizations will be able to provide paid public services through the Single Portal of Interactive Public Services.

Starting December 2025, non-governmental non-profit organizations will also be allowed to engage in interagency electronic interaction.

Starting January 1, 2026, social assistance processes, family and resident data management, and work in mahallas will be transferred to the Digital Mahalla platform.

By the end of 2026, the Cadastre Agency will complete the transfer of all real estate data to the UZKAD system and create a Unified Address Register linked to WGS-84.

By December 1, 2026, the Ministry of Digital Technologies will develop a single digital platform, OASIS, which will provide

  • a unified technological approach to the creation and development of state information systems;
  • optimization of development processes through modular technologies;
  • increase the flexibility, security, and efficiency of state IP.

The operator will be the Digital Government Project Management Center, funded by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and other sources not prohibited by law.

Starting November 1, startups under the Central Bank’s Digital Startups and Regulatory Sandbox programs will be able to use the Digital Data Platform for free for up to one year.

Foreign specialists who are residents of IT parks will be able to remotely open accounts and virtual cards in Uzbekistan by obtaining a PIN through diplomatic missions.

From January 1, 2026, residents of IT parks will be allowed to

  • pay for advertising services and software subscriptions with corporate cards up to $500 thousand per year on resources with an audience of more than 100 million users (according to the government’s list), with data entered into the E-contract system, except for expenses up to $5000
  • accept payments for subscriptions to proprietary software from abroad through a public offer without entering data into the E-contract.

https://uzbekistan.org.ua/ua/

 

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