Science, Technology and Innovation Potential of the Regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan

CONCLUSION It makes sense to introduce technology developers as soon as possible to the principles of venture (equity) financing of high-tech companies (startups); this will allow - against the background of an active entrepreneurial environment - to form a pool of national innovative businesses and a community of technology entrepreneurs (which, in turn, will significantly simplify integration into the global business community and, as a consequence, the development of high-tech exports. In particular, such a practice can be based on interaction with existing private business and the financial sector. It is critical to provide ongoing English language training to scientific and technical workers. It is advisable to consider the possibility of informational global expansion of the scientific community; first of all, this can be realized through the creation of Internet resources (sites) for research Institutes and research universities. Any intensive training must be carried out with departure from the place of compact residence of the students. This allows you to fully focus on the material and optimize your program. In addition, depending on the dynamics of information perception, the program can be expanded to other relevant areas: technology commercialization, investor relations, patent research, etc. In general, the work is carried out in Uzbekistan for the first time and is aimed at implementing the innovation policy adopted in the country, ensuring structural reorganization in the economy and orientation towards the market of science-intensive and competitive products. At the same time, the issue of strengthening the scientific, technological and innovative potential of the regions, reducing its significant lagging behind the capital - the city of Tashkent – is heavy emphasis on today’s agenda. All these tasks clearly require a systematic approach and the involvement of specialists. In this connection, as a continuation of the work already conducted, guided by the main conclusions drawn within the framework of “Strengthening an Inclusive System of Science, Technology and Innovation in Uzbekistan” the joint UNESCO/IBD project (UNESCO-IsDB project UNESCO Global Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO→SPIN) towards strengthening inclusive Science, Technology, Innovation (STI) Systems for the Sustainable Development Goals), and also taking into account the expert recommendations, it is proposed to bring the project to a new stage by establishing a “Central Asian Hub for Innovative Development” with its headquarters in the city of Tashkent. Nowadays, creation of effective innovation system with formation of professional body of managers (representatives) meeting all modern requirements is one of the key factors for provision of structural reorganization in economy and orientation to the market of knowledge-intensive competitive production of each country of the Central Asian region. As world experience shows, the synergistic effects of cooperation between the countries of these or other regional associations can not only reduce the technological gap between them, but also more effectively solve other problems. The countries of Central Asia have great potential to form a cross-border space for the transition to a knowledge-based economy. 200

CONCLUSION The authors of this review believe that the creation of a regional hub as an international platform for integrating efforts and systematization exchange of specialists, knowledge and experience in innovation will accelerate the achievement of sustainable results of the adopted reforms, open new opportunities for a more comprehensive management of science, technology and innovation system, and build research capacity in the countries of the region. Also, the Hub will play an important role in strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation in innovation, both among countries in the region and beyond. 201

APPENDIX 1 Scientific expences for 2019 by regions4 Appendix 1 Expenses (mln. sum) 740,6 № Region 930,1 1. Surkhаndarya 1424,7 2. Syrdarya 2829,4 3. Jizzakh 3429,4 4. Kashkadarya 4352,9 5. Andijan 6516,5 6. Khorezm 8424,9 7. Fergana 9989,5 8. Namangan 11633,9 9. Karakalpakstan 16102,5 10. Bukhara 63310,3 11. Samarkand 68596,4 12. Navoi 13. Tashkent region Scientific expences for 2019 by regions Tashkent region 68596,4 Navoi 63310,3 Samarkand 16102,5 Bukhara 11633,9 9989,5 Karakalpakstan 8424,9 Namangan 6516,5 Fergana 4352,9 Khorezm 3429,4 Andijan 2829,4 1424,7 Kashkadarya 930,1 Jizzakh 740,6 Syrdarya Surkhandarya 4 Statistical bulletin. State Committee of RUz of Statistics, 2020 202

APPENDIX 1 No. of companies that conducted scientific and experimental development activities5 № Region No. of companies 1. Kashkadarya 4 2. Syrdarya 4 3. Andijan 5 4. Navoi 6 5. Khorezm 7 6. Jizak 7 7. Surkhаndarya 8 8. Karakalpakstan 9 9. Namangan 9 10. Bukhara 10 11. Samarkand 14 12. Fergana 15 13. Tashkent 181 No. of companies that conducted scientific and experimental development activities Tashkent 181 Fergana Samarkand 15 Bukhara 14 Namangan 10 Karakalpakstan 9 Surkhаndarya 9 Jizzakh 8 Khorezm 7 7 Navoi 6 Andijan 5 Syrdarya 4 Kashkadarya 4 - 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 5 Statistical bulletin. State Committee of RUz of Statistics, 2020 203

APPENDIX 1 No. of specialists, that conducted scientific and experimental development activities 6 № Region No. of specialists involved in the scientific and experimental development activities 1. Surkhаndarya 23 2. Syrdarya 55 3. Khorezm 128 4. Kashkadarya 164 5. Jizak 182 6. Namangan 214 7. Andijan 221 8. Fergana 231 9. Karakalpakstan 308 10. Bukhara 344 11. Navoi 764 12. Samarkand 1575 13. Tashkent 7675 No. of specialists, that conducted scientific and experimental development activities Tashkent 7675 Samarkand 1575 Navoi Bukhara 764 Karakalpakstan 344 Fergana 308 Andijan 231 Namangan 221 214 Jizzakh 182 Kashkadarya 164 128 Khorezm 55 Syrdarya 23 Surkhаndarya 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 6 Statistical bulletin. State Committee of RUz of Statistics, 2020 204

APPENDIX 1 Number of publications made by the Uzbek scientists in Scopus database across the regions (from 1913-2020)7 No. Region Q-ty 1. Surkhandarya 55 2. Kashkadarya 65 3. Karakalpakstan 127 4. Namangan 128 5. Khorezm 131 6. Bukhara 179 7. Samarkand 674 8. Tashkent 13752 Number of publications made by the Uzbek scientists in Scopus database across the regions (from 1913-2020) [5] Tashkent 13752 10000 12000 14000 16000 Samarkand 674 Bukhara 179 Khorezm 131 Namangan 128 Karakalpakstan 127 Kashkadarya 65 Surkhandarya 55 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Number 7 Scopus official website. https://www.scopus.com/home.uri?zone=header&origin=AuthorProfile 205

APPENDIX 1 Number of publicaions made by the uzbek scientist in Scopus db for 2017 – 20208 Country/year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Uzbekistan 478 610 592 646 1502 3098 3500 The number of publications of Uzbek researchers in the Scopus database 3000 for 2017 - 2020 [5] 2500 3098 2000 1500 1502 1000 478 610 592 646 500 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 0 8 Scopus official website. https://www.scopus.com/home.uri?zone=header&origin=AuthorProfile 206

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