IT Park Uzbekistan and ICT BULUT BILISIM Discuss Development of Data Centers in Uzbekistan

During the ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2026 event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, representatives of IT Park Uzbekistan and Telecontact held discussions on further business development in the country, regional expansion, job creation, and increasing export potential.

The General Director of IT Park Uzbekistan, Azamat Karamatov, met with the founder of Telecontact, Viktor Volsky. The parties reviewed strategic directions for the company's growth in Uzbekistan and prospects for further scaling its operations.

Telecontact specializes in call center services, customer support, and project services for international clients. Currently, the company operates in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Fergana region, employing over 400 people across these three regions.

The next point of expansion may be Namangan region, as Telecontact is considering opening a new regional office there. As part of its expansion plans, the company intends to create over 1000 new jobs.

The growth is expected to be driven by the development of the regional network, the attraction of local specialists, and an increase in the volume of projects executed from Uzbekistan for foreign clients. Participants also discussed projects related to the processing and use of personal data.

Specifically, they studied the possibilities of implementing such projects in Uzbekistan in accordance with current legal requirements and regulations governing the protection and processing of personal data. Special attention was paid to the Enterprise Uzbekistan mechanism. Telecontact expressed interest in the opportunities and business incentives of this mechanism, discussing the potential benefits of participation and its application for the company's further expansion of operations in Uzbekistan.

At the end of the meeting, IT Park Uzbekistan and Telecontact agreed to continue cooperation in the field of business development, joint initiatives, and the use of available tools for scaling the company's activities.

During the ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2026 event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, representatives of IT Park Uzbekistan held discussions on attracting foreign investment into Uzbekistan's technology companies together with Princeville Capital and Hypernova Capital.

The negotiations included Anthony Dow, a partner from Princeville Capital, and Tugce Ergul, managing partner of Hypernova Capital. The parties reviewed potential opportunities for investing in Uzbek startups at various stages of development—from early-stage projects to growing companies.

Topics discussed included mechanisms for co-investment with local venture funds, ensuring access for Uzbek startups to an international network of investors, and promoting technology firms in foreign markets.

Separately, IT Park Uzbekistan discussed with representatives of Princeville Capital the prospects of forming a stream of promising artificial intelligence startups. It is expected that such projects will enter the fund's investment portfolio and subsequently attract the attention of international investors at later stages.

Discussions with Hypernova Capital focused on attracting capital from Asian LP investors into Uzbekistan's venture ecosystem. Participants examined ways to establish connections between local venture funds and the global network of LP investors, as well as methods to increase Uzbekistan's attractiveness to Asian capital.

Furthermore, the parties discussed developing contacts between Uzbek startups and mentors and investors from Silicon Valley, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Potential areas of cooperation covered industry, artificial intelligence, sustainable development, and digital transformation.

At the conclusion of the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue working on expanding international investment flows for AI startups, attracting capital from Asian LP investors to Uzbekistan, and strengthening ties between the local venture ecosystem and the global investor network.

Jamol Makhsudov, Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, and Jakhongir Rajabov, Executive Director of IT Park Uzbekistan, held a meeting with representatives of the National Information Society of South Korea (NIA), according to the Ministry of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan.

The parties discussed cooperation opportunities in the fields of e-government, data infrastructure, and the digital transformation of public services in Uzbekistan. Special attention was paid to creating an Artificial Intelligence Data Hub—a platform designed for AI-based solutions.

The participants reviewed issues regarding the formation of datasets necessary for training artificial intelligence models. Following the discussion, the parties agreed to continue working on potential areas of cooperation within the framework of the AI Data Hub project, including experience exchange and attracting NIA's expertise in creating such platforms, preparing datasets, and building the necessary infrastructure.

Furthermore, the format and scope of expert support that NIA will provide during the implementation of this project in Uzbekistan will be examined in detail.

The National Information Society (NIA) is a South Korean government agency specializing in information and communication technologies and digital transformation. It was established in 1987 and implements projects in the fields of AI, digital government, data, ICT infrastructure, and digital education. In 2025, through its AI Hub platform, NIA provided approximately 1.18 billion units of public data for the development and training of artificial intelligence models.