Today, July 3, the Agency for Innovative Development, together with the Committee on Innovative Development and Information Technologies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, organized a round table. The results achieved in the GII, the problems encountered in the process of forming indicator data, and ways to eliminate them were discussed.
The round table was attended by the Director of the Agency for Innovative Development Sh.Rajabbaev and the Chairman of the Committee on Innovative Development and Information Technologies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis I.Abdullaev, deputies of the lower chamber, representatives of responsible organizations and agencies, researchers and scientists.
As is known, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 11, 2023 No. UP-158 "On the Strategy "Uzbekistan - 2030," Uzbekistan is included in the list of the top 50 countries in the Global Innovation Index (hereinafter - GII) by 2030.
* GII is a ranking of countries in the world in terms of global research and innovative development, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with various corporate and academic industry partners and the GII Advisory Board. The GII consists of 7 areas and 78 indicators, which characterize the innovative development of countries at different levels of economic development. This index consists of two subindices - available resources and conditions for the implementation of innovations (Innovation Input) and practical results achieved in the implementation of innovations (Innovation Output).
According to the speakers, by the end of 2024, Uzbekistan ranked 83rd among 133 countries in the Global Innovation Index. Uzbekistan ranked 4th among 10 countries in the Central and South Asian region, achieving a high level of national economic development in the field of innovation.
For information, in the 2024 ranking, countries were assessed according to 78 indicators. Accordingly, Uzbekistan improved its position in 40 indicators. Also, for the first time, 8 out of 10 indicators that were not available for Uzbekistan in 2023 were reflected in the 2024 ranking. The coverage of structural indicators reached 97.4% (62.5% in 2015, 81.4% in 2022, and 87.5% in 2023).
During the event, the issue of generating data by ministries and agencies responsible for the structural indicators of the Global Innovation Index was discussed.
The participants exchanged views on the results achieved by our country in the GII, the problems encountered in the process of forming indicator data and ways to eliminate them, as well as on the tasks that need to be implemented in the future to review the activities of responsible organizations whose participation is important for further improving Uzbekistan's position in the international rating, strengthening the legislative framework, and developing new proposals. Participants also received comprehensive answers to their questions on the topic.
