Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan declared 2020 as the Year of Science, Education and Digital Economy Development. And this is very symbolic because for further development it is more relevant than ever to own digital knowledge and modern information technologies.

In accordance with the third direction of the Five Initiatives put forward by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan - creating conditions for the wide and effective use of computer technologies by the population and youth, work continues on the creation of Digital Technology Training Centers throughout the republic.

During the implementation of the Five Initiatives and in order to strengthen the ideological immunity of young people, create conditions for the realization of their creative and intellectual potential, further popularize computer technologies, programming and robotics, e-sports, improve the system of training specialists in this field on 4 November in Sokh district of Ferghana region in In the building of the Cultural Center, the Center for Digital Technologies was opened in compliance with all sanitary and epidemiological requirements.

The opening ceremony of the center was attended by the heads and employees of the territorial department of the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications in the Ferghana region, the khokimiyat of Sokh district, representatives of the general public, enterprises and organizations operating in the field of ICT, as well as local youth.

The center is equipped with modern computer equipment. About 1200 boys and girls will study here the basics of information and communication technologies, programming, robotics, modern digital technologies, and ICT specialists will also improve their qualifications.