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Uzbekistan

#84 globally

Asia-Pacific

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#21 in Asia-Pacific

↑↑Strong Positive(+5)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

36/100
↑↑Strong Positive(+5)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

36/100
Early Adoption

Uzbekistan is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure8/20
Talent9/20
Governance8/20
Investment6/20
Economic Readiness5/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government Deployment
7/20
Enterprise Adoption
7/20
Talent DemandWeakest
6/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
9/20
R&D Pipeline
7/20

Government digitalization reforms and young population drive rapid but early-stage AI adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

41
/100

by 2028

36 now→+5 pts
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Top Accelerator

Presidential AI mandate, IT Park investment zone, and rapid economic reform attracting regional AI investment

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Top Risk

Authoritarian legacy and governance constraints limiting civil society innovation and international AI partnerships

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Uzbekistan is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. On current trajectory, Uzbekistan enters the Development phase by 2028 (projected score: 41/100).

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 36

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

⬠Economic Readiness
5/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

◇Investment & R&D
6/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

⬡Digital Infrastructure
8/20
Near

Extend rural connectivity and reduce mobile data costs below $2/GB

Mid

Build national data centre capacity and connect to international internet exchanges

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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