Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The event was attended by Mehriniso Pardayeva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, and Umida Abdullayeva, First Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Family and Women.

The competition was organised jointly by the Committee on Family and Women and the Agency for Innovation Development. Its main objectives were to unlock the scientific and innovative potential of women, support their promising ideas and projects, and facilitate the practical implementation of scientific developments.

More than 900 applications were received from various regions of the country. Following technical screening, 565 applications were accepted for expert review and evaluation. The submitted projects were assessed against established criteria, and the 100 best innovative projects were selected based on the evaluation results.

At the award ceremony, the authors of the selected projects were recognised and presented with one-time cash awards.

The competition evaluated projects across the following 10 categories:

• Best Digital Innovation;

• Best Technological Innovation;

• Best Green Innovation;

• Best Agro-Innovation;

• Best Medical and Bio-Innovation;

• Best Energy Innovation;

• Best Educational and Social Innovation;

• Best Industrial and Manufacturing Innovation;

• Best Invention and New Technical Solution;

• Best Commercialised Innovative Project.