Translated with AI from the Russian original.

Representatives of Uzbekistan presented the country's capabilities in the field of information technology to American investors and discussed prospects for attracting foreign capital. The round table took place on November 9 in Washington with the participation of representatives from the US Chamber of Commerce. The delegation of Uzbekistan was represented by Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies Rustam Karimjanov, IT Park Uzbekistan Export Development Director Jakhongir Kagirov, and Head of North American Development Russ Yapparov.

During the meeting, the American participants were informed about opportunities for startup development, IT outsourcing, and training qualified specialists. Special attention was paid to attracting investment from the US and expanding technological cooperation. In addition, as part of the B20 summit, representatives of IT Park Uzbekistan held negotiations with DHL, SKRAY, DLFL, Cyber Qubits, and Unscripted.

One of the key topics of the talks was the establishment of outsourcing hubs and Global Competency Centers (GCC) in Uzbekistan. Prospects for the aforementioned companies entering the local market were also discussed. Tashkent expects in this way to attract international business, expand exports of IT services, and strengthen the country's position as a platform for hosting technology divisions of foreign corporations.

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