OREANDA-NEWS. August 05, 2010. The Uzbek Agency of Communication and Information (UzACI) hosted the Uzbek-Korean seminar on studying the advanced experience and prospects of bilateral cooperation in introducing information technologies in public administration.

The forum was organized by UzACI together with the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy of South Korea, National Information Technologies Promotion Agency of South Korea (NIPA) and the World Bank.

The seminar was attended by deputies of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis, representatives of ministries and state bodies, as well as local authorities.

The main purpose of the events was expansion of cooperation between Uzbekistan and South Korea in development of information and communication technologies, in particular, in formation and introduction of various services with the use of ICT in public administration.

General director of UzACI Hakim Muhitdinov noted that the main principles of state policy in the field of ICT, as defined by President Islam Karimov, imply their widespread introduction into all fields of life.

Today, information technologies are being actively implemented in state management in Uzbekistan. The new governmental portal Gov.uz with additional modules was recently developed.

The state bodies are introducing electronic forms of statistic reports and electronic document circulation with use of digital signature.

Executive director of NIPA Joon Yon Kim made a presentation on “Electronic government and the program of the international cooperation of the Republic of Korea”.

The participants familiarized themselves with the South Korean experience in implementing information technologies in various sectors of economy and social sphere, including banking, healthcare, management of social infrastructure, electronic mail services and others.