Tasks and functions
The main tasks of the Ministry can be summarized as follows:
Ensuring the effective implementation of the overall state policy in the designated areas, such as the rule of law, development of information and communication technologies, and enhancement of information security.
Implementing a unified state policy in the field of e-government, including the promotion of electronic government services and the assessment of their quality.
Advancing the digitization of the real sector of the economy, including the development of e-commerce and digitalization of economic sectors.
Implementing state policies in the development of the digital technology market, supporting technological parks, promoting the creation of favourable conditions for the gaming industry, and enhancing the production and export of software and services.
Developing technological conditions for the production and deployment of software based on artificial intelligence, as well as regulating the procedures for electronic signatures and electronic document exchange.
Organizing matters related to electronic digital signatures and electronic document exchange.
Implementing a unified state policy in the telecommunications field.
Implementing a unified state policy in the postal communication field.
Managing and developing state policies in the field of telecommunications, and postal services, and ensuring the security of information systems and resources of state organizations.
Promoting the development of information and communication technologies in regions and implementing digital transformation processes.
Issuing documents related to the use of the radio frequency spectrum in state governance, organizing activities related to standardization, technical regulations, international cooperation, and coordination.
Developing and approving standards, technical regulations, norms, and other regulatory and technical documents in the field of information and communication technologies.
Establishing and improving the licensing of activities in the field of telecommunications
Ensuring compliance with regulatory and legal requirements for works carried out in the fields and directions of digital technologies and services provided, to enhance state supervision over the quality of services.
Enhancing the development of digital education, training, and retraining personnel in the field of information and communication technologies, promoting digital literacy and skills among the population and youth, as well as conducting fundamental and applied research in this field.
Facilitating the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of space activities, space research, and technologies.
Monitoring and evaluating the position of the Republic of Uzbekistan in international ratings and indices related to information and communication technologies.
Expanding the volume of services provided in the field of information and communication technologies and supporting their export.
Implementing public-private partnerships in the field of information and communication technologies and attracting private investors to implement joint projects.
Promoting international cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies,
The Ministry performs the following functions according to the assigned tasks:
Implements a unified state policy in the fields and directions of digital technologies and communications.
Studies and analyses emerging trends in the fields and directions of digital technologies and communications worldwide and identifies promising directions for their implementation in our country's conditions.
Develops and updates the normative-legal base, technical regulations, and standards for shaping and improving the normative-legal framework related to issues under the jurisdiction of the Ministry.
Coordinates the implementation of state supervision in the fields and directions of digital technologies and communications and develops proposals for improving and streamlining these areas.
Carries out the tasks of the licensing authority in the field of telecommunications and ensures compliance with licensing requirements and conditions for the activities of legal entities in this field.
Carries out the tasks of the Radio Frequency Council's executive body, as well as organizes and coordinates activities related to organizational-technical and normative-legal support, production, and preparation of materials in the field of radio frequencies.
Represents the interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the International Telecommunication Union, the Universal Postal Union, and other international organizations in the field of information technologies and communications.
Coordinates the activities of the Ministry, government agencies, and local authorities in the field of electronic governance.
Evaluates the quality of electronic public services and the effectiveness of implementing e-government projects according to the specified indicators.
Ensures the seamless operation of information systems, resources, and other software products for the management of the state and economy, as well as for the production and provision of local authorities' information systems, resources, and other software products in the field of information technologies and communications.
Ensures the continuous operation and development of central information systems and databases, software and hardware complexes, and other software and hardware collections related to the electronic government architecture.
Coordinates the activities of state and economic management bodies and local executive bodies and organizations within the framework of the provision of electronic public services.
Organizes work to simplify and automate electronic services implemented on electronic platforms and websites, as well as convert them into a proactive form.
Develops proposals for the transfer of public services to electronic form, develops draft regulations for electronic public services and coordinates the work on their implementation.
Conducts a mandatory examination of projects and technical documents of state administration bodies, economic management and local executive bodies on the creation and implementation of information systems, resources and other software products as part of the development of e-government and the digital economy, and also maintains their register.
Coordinates the activities of Deputy Chief Digital Officers of state and economic administration bodies and their activities in the field of e-government projects, and also evaluates the results of their activities.
Forms a rating assessment of the state of implementation of information and communication technologies of state and economic management bodies and local governments.
Implements, develops and improves digital identification among government bodies and organizations.
Gives an opinion on the need for ministries and departments, local executive authorities to purchase server devices and equipment for storing and processing data of state information systems and resources.
Develops proposals for the development of modern information and communication technologies in the sectors of the economy and coordinates them.
Coordinates the implementation of information systems and information resources in the field of e-commerce.
Organizes joint work with organizations and stakeholders on the implementation of effective methods and systems of electronic payments in the field of electronic commerce.
Takes measures to develop payment aggregators that make it possible to facilitate the process of organizing payment for goods and services to individuals through the global information network Internet.
Works to increase the share of the digital economy in the country's gross domestic product, including through the introduction of information systems complexes in production management.
Develops the national domain zone and creates favorable conditions for its promotion.
Takes measures to open official branches of the world's leading IT companies in Uzbekistan.
Supports domestic and foreign manufacturers of software products by attracting IT Park residents as residents.
Supports and creates the necessary conditions for the activities of export-oriented local software producers and other IT companies.
Helps local and foreign companies in the computer games industry create the necessary conditions, organize e-sports championships, tournaments and other competitions at the national level.
Carries out work on advising on the issue of granting an IT visa to foreign investors and specialists in the field of information technology, as well as to the founders (participants) of IT Park residents.
Supports the introduction of new concepts and technologies in the development of the digital industry and IT residents (development of IT technology parks, start-ups, outsourcing services (ВРО), industrial parks and IT clusters).
Conducts fundamental and applied scientific research in the field of artificial intelligence, studies and coordinates the development of scientific models, algorithms and software products for automating management and production processes based on artificial intelligence technologies and coordinates this area within its competence.
Conducts state registration of registration centres for electronic digital signature keys.
Develops standards, norms and rules in the field of using electronic digital signature.
Pursues the state policy in the field of telecommunications;
Develops the necessary measures for the development of telecommunications networks and services, and also implements the principle “The state creates favourable conditions for ensuring the use of the global information network Internet”, and contributes to ensuring an equal, fair and competitive environment for the work of operators and providers.
Coordinates the activities of operators and providers to ensure the information security of telecommunication networks.
Protects the rights and legitimate interests of users, considers issues of interaction between operators, providers and users.
Ensures compliance with legislation in the field of telecommunications.
Coordinates the activities of government bodies, operators and providers for the development of telecommunications networks and services.
Takes measures for the introduction, development and efficient use of modern telecommunications networks in the field of public administration.
Carries out work to modernize the digital infrastructure of the country and provides access to modern telecommunications services in all regions, taking into account the improvement of the quality of communication services.
Organizes work on the management of telecommunications networks, ensures their efficient operation, rational use of telecommunications resources and their development, more complete satisfaction of the needs for telecommunications services, and also ensures the priority use of networks in the interests of state bodies, defence and national security of the Republic of Uzbekistan, networks of operators and providers , owners of departmental networks.
Carries out state management in the field of distribution of signals of authorized television and radio channels on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Develops, approves and manages the numbering plan and the system of telecommunications networks, allocates numbering capacities, codes of signalling points, identification codes of telecommunications networks, records and controls their use.
Approves the rules for the provision of postal services.
Implements a unified state policy in the field of postal communications.
Develops and implements state programs and other programs in the field of postal communications.
Approves samples of state postage stamps, regulations on state postage stamps, implements the introduction and withdrawal of postage stamps from circulation, and also decides on the transfer of postage stamps to a collection series.
Coordinates the development and implementation of information security policy in telecommunications and postal networks.
Ensures information security in telecommunications and postal networks, introduces effective means and methods of protection against information security threats based on modern requirements, implements systems of operational and search activities, and also uses them in the interests of the state, defence and national security of the Republic of Uzbekistan in case of emergency.
Interacts with law enforcement agencies and other bodies to control, detect and suppress offenses in the field of telecommunications, e-government, postal communications, informatization.
Within the framework of the e-government system, develops mechanisms for identifying data related to individuals and legal entities using methods and means of digital identification, makes proposals for their implementation and improvement.
As a working body of the Republican Council for Radio Frequencies (state governing body in the field of radio frequency spectrum) provides the opportunity to use radio electronic equipment and high-frequency devices on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as radio electronic equipment that are developed (created), modernized, produced and imported from abroad (purchased from abroad), considers applications from ministries, departments, organizations and citizens for the allocation of radio frequency bands (nominals) for high-frequency devices, provides a technical opinion, develops draft decisions of the Republican Council on Radio Frequencies on them, coordinates and conducts acceptance work.
Considers applications for use and issues permits for the purchase (provision) and (or) installation (construction) of radio electronic equipment and high-frequency devices in the radio frequency bands allocated by the state administration body in the field of the radio frequency spectrum, as well as for the import of radio electronic equipment and high-frequency devices into the territory the Republic of Uzbekistan and the use of radio electronic means;
Organizes control over compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations and state standards.
Takes measures to protect the rights of consumers in the provision of high-quality postal, information technology and telecommunications services, distribution of phonograms, audio-visual works and programs for exposure.
Organizes control over the effective use of information and communication technologies and the effectiveness of the provision of electronic public services in the areas of the digital economy and e-government in state bodies and organizations, as well as in other organizations and institutions in accordance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts and documents.
Organizes the development of telecommunications infrastructure by expanding the use of broadband Internet based on the "last mile" principle, technologies of multi-service communication networks, the mobile communications market, other modern telecommunications services, as well as postal services.
Ensures the widespread introduction of digital technologies at all stages of the education system, increasing the level of digital knowledge necessary for the modern economy and improving the educational infrastructure.
Coordinates the activities of higher and other educational institutions included in the system of the Ministry, develops proposals for the development of their activities.
Coordinates the activities of higher educational institutions on information and communication technologies in the prescribed manner in cooperation with the competent authority in the field of education.
Organizes training and advanced training courses to improve digital literacy and knowledge of modern information and communication technologies for employees of state and economic administration bodies, local governments, organizes their rating assessment.
Organizes, analyses and provides support in the formation of competencies of employees of state and economic administration bodies and local governments in the field of information and communication technologies.
Identifies gifted students and pupils of higher and secondary special and professional educational institutions in the field of information and communication technologies and assigns them scholarships from the Ministry at the expense of the Digital Technologies Development Fund.
Organizes training, retraining and advanced training of personnel in the field of scientific research and development.
Coordinates scientific research and development, training of personnel, retraining and improvement of their qualifications in the areas of activity of the Ministry.
Organizes remote sensing of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan through outer space.
Uses a modern satellite navigation system in the interests of various sectors of the economy, science, defence and security, and also takes measures to ensure the launch of a national Earth remote sensing satellite.
Analyses the estimates and data of the Republic of Uzbekistan in international ratings and indices related to the field of information and communication technologies.
Coordinates a comprehensive study of the factors and problems that led to the assignment of marks to the Republic of Uzbekistan in international ratings and indices related to the field of information and communication technologies, state bodies and organizations, research institutes, and develops proposals for their elimination, provides methodological guidance and control.
Contributes to the formation and development of the telecommunications services market based on free competition, considers issues of interaction between telecom and postal operators, suppliers and users of telecommunications and postal services.
Initiates public-private partnership projects to organize IT clusters, educational organizations, co-working centres, data storage and processing centres (DPC) and other events related to the field.