From 10 to 25 August this year, a training courses on "Developing the field of open data" was held for 232 employees of 127 ministries and departments.
These enterprises are conducted by the the State Committee on Statistics, the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, as well as the park of software products information technologies (IT-Park) and E-government project management center in order to ensure the implementation of the resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 9, 2019 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures for further development of the open data sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan” December 23, 2020.
The main purpose of these webinars and seminars is to develop skills on "Developing the field of open data", their importance and necessity, the advantages of their use, the placement of data collections on the Open Data Portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan (https://data.egov.uz/).
At these events, participants received hands-on training that the Open Data Portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan also provides users with a single point of access to open data on the Internet and provides user feedback with open data providers.
Also, we received information about the relevance and importance of published open data, integration with existing electronic platforms in ministries and agencies, about new open data and improved conditions for users when considering proposals for access to open and ensuring transparency of suppliers' activities and how to enable users to make effective economic decisions using open data hosted by on the portal.
As a conclusion, it should be noted that the development of open data in Uzbekistan is expected to increase the transparency and accountability of state bodies, the development of civil society due to the ability to control and monitor the activities of state bodies, an increase in citizens' confidence in state bodies, the creation of a database for the implementation of the concept of "Open Government" , promoting the formation of a market for applications and services operating in the form of open data on the global Internet, saving the budget for the development of socially useful services, expanding the possibilities for the exchange of information between government agencies.
It should be noted that open data is information about the activities of state and economic management bodies, local government bodies, posted on the Internet in a machine-readable format for the purpose of multiple, free and free use.
Also, within the framework of the organized training week on "Developing the field of open data", issues of further work on organizing such seminars and webinars, as well as improving the qualifications and skills of employees in working with open data, were discussed.
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