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OSCE organized in Tashkent the launch of an upgraded digital platform for self-employed women entrepreneurs
Publishing date: 15 January 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities
On 12 January, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) organized in Tashkent the launch of a digital platform developed by the social start-up Coozin. The aim is to further develop women's entrepreneurship and increase their self-employment skills by using advanced digital
Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan meets key partners at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, with the support of the OSCE
Publishing date: 26 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
The PCUz supported the visit of a delegation of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ACA), headed by its Deputy Director Ms. Umida Tukhtasheva, to Paris from 23 to 25 May 2023. On 24 and 25 May, the delegation participated in the 2023 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum to discuss policy solutions and business innovations that strengthen integrity and fight corruption. Emphasis was placed on the importance of leadership, partnership, political integrity, open data and zero-tolerance against corruption.
Fundamental rights focus of the III International Legal Forum in Tashkent, supported by the OSCE
Publishing date: 19 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
On 17 and 18 May 2023, the III International Legal Forum “Tashkent Law Spring” was held in Tashkent. The event with the theme “Fundamental Rights as Eternal Values” was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz).
OSCE promotes Women’s Entrepreneurship in Central Asia at a Regional Forum in Termez
Publishing date: 8 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities
The Regional Forum "E-commerce in handicraft as a driver of key changes in women's entrepreneurship in Central Asia", held on 5-6 May 2023 in Termez, Uzbekistan, provided a platform to discuss the role information technology (IT) and digital solutions play in the development of the handicraft sector, in particular for businesswomen. The Forum, organized by the International Business Women Association of Uzbekistan (IBWA) in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), brought together around 130 women entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as Afghan women established in Uzbekistan.
OSCE organized a study visit to Estonia and Finland for the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 24 April 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
From 17 to 20 April 2023, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) organized a study visit to Estonia and Finland for a delegation of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ACA). The five-member Delegation was headed by the Director of the Agency, Mr. Akmal E. Burkhanov.
Uzbekistan and OSCE Join Forces to Combat Money Laundering
Publishing date: 10 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
Promoting good governance and combating corruption, money laundering and financing of terrorism are key areas of OSCE activity. In this regard, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan – together with the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Financial Intelligence Unit of Uzbekistan), the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG), and the International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring – organized the “Meeting with Donors and Providers of Technical Assistance” on 9-10 March in Tashkent.
OSCE strengthens the open data ecosystem in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Youth
The fifth edition of the “Open Data Challenge” hackathon – held from 27 to 29 January 2023 in Tashkent – concludes trainings on open data. More than 280 teams from all over Uzbekistan and abroad competed to develop technological solutions based on open data as a way to increase the interest of citizens in using open data.