Uzbek–Japan Digital Community Forum 2026

The Uzbek–Japan Digital Community Forum ran on 22 September 2026 at CAEx, Tashkent, as part of ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026. The forum brought together Rustam Karimjonov (Deputy Minister of Digital Technologies), Kenji Hirata (Ambassador of Japan to Uzbekistan), Hideo Fuseda (Vice Minister, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), Yuta Ichinose (Director, JETRO Tashkent), Kazuhiro Oyoshi (Headline Asia) and Kawashima Takeru (01Booster). Concrete outcomes: membership of the Tokyo Innovation Base, and a development programme for five Uzbek ventures delivered with 01Booster. The backdrop is a partnership that has moved quickly — Japanese companies resident in IT Park grew from 2 to 25 in roughly two years, around 100 joint ventures operate in the country, and the Japanese project portfolio in Uzbekistan now exceeds $12 billion. Format: in-person, aimed at companies, investors and government delegations.

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