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\u201cUzbekistan – 2030\u201d strategy, adopted on 11 September 2023, identifies sustainable economic growth, the establishment of modern education, healthcare and social protection systems, creation of favorable environmental conditions, building a just and modern state and guaranteed national sovereignty and security as its priority areas. At the core of all reforms is the aim to increase citizens\u2019 welfare, strengthen public trust in the state and ensure confidence in the future. The strategy represents a shift from goal-setting to results-based management, with clear accountability, measurable outcomes and linked financing.<\/p>\n
Since its adoption, Uzbekistan has achieved significant progress. Between 2023 and 2025, nominal GDP rose from USD 107.5 billion to USD 140 billion, while exports, foreign investment and innovative activity also grew. Social indicators reflect the reforms\u2019 impact: unemployment fell from 6.8% to 4.9% and poverty decreased from 11% to 6.8%.<\/p>\n
What are the reasons for updating the \u201cUzbekistan – 2030\u201d Strategy?<\/strong><\/p>\n The need to accelerate the country\u2019s further development has prompted the update of the strategy and its target indicators. The \u201cUzbekistan – 2030\u201d Strategy has been revised in light of both external and internal factors.<\/p>\n External factors include the global geopolitical environment, international economic trends, technological innovations, environmental and natural changes and the growing demand for energy and water resources. Internal factors encompass demographic growth, urbanization and migration, which require strengthening institutional quality and improving governance efficiency.<\/p>\n In response to these challenges, a draft of the \u201cUzbekistan – 2030\u201d Strategy for 2026-2030 has been developed and published for nationwide public discussion.<\/p>\n Within the updated Strategy, while retaining the same five priorities and 100 goals, certain tasks and performance indicators have been revised. Many of the previously established targets have already been achieved and new objectives have been added, resulting in an expanded and updated set of performance indicators. Moreover, the document specifies the responsible ministries and agencies as well as the concrete funding sources required to achieve each goal.<\/p>\n In which areas do the reforms provide \u201cmechanisms for change\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n Economy. The largest number of tasks and performance indicators fall under \u201cII. Ensuring the well-being of the population through sustainable economic growth.\u201d The Strategy sets a target GDP of USD 240 billion by 2030 through measures such as maintaining annual inflation at 5\u20136%, ensuring fiscal stability, enhancing the country\u2019s investment attractiveness, efficiently utilizing domestic raw materials and developing high-tech-based industry and services. The plan also emphasizes deepening Uzbekistan\u2019s integration into global transport and logistics networks and strengthening the export potential of the national economy.<\/p>\n \n Transitioning to a green economy, transforming the country into a regional \u201cIT HUB\u201d through digital technology development, increasing competition in the banking sector, creating the most favorable conditions for entrepreneurial activity and implementing comprehensive regional development will generate new jobs, ensure employment and increase citizens\u2019 incomes. These measures are expected to reduce poverty, enhance overall well-being and stimulate the growth of key economic sectors, particularly construction, tourism and the service industry.<\/p>\n Education.<\/em> The Strategy also aims to create favorable conditions for realizing the potential of the youth as well as developing the education and healthcare sectors. Under \u201cI. Creating dignified conditions for the realization of each person\u2019s potential,\u201d performance indicators have been established to achieve goals by 2030, such as ensuring that 50% of graduates from general education schools and academic lyceums receive higher education and secure employment in sectors offering fair wages. Additionally, the inclusion of 10 higher education institutions in the global top-1000 rankings (QS, THE, ARWU) will enhance the competitiveness of Uzbek youth not only in domestic labor markets but also internationally.<\/p>\n The implementation of a cluster system \u201centerprise \u2013 university \u2013 research organization\u201d will contribute to the expansion of innovative products in the economy\u2019s \u201cdriver\u201d sectors. The Strategy envisions the creation of spin-off type production clusters at higher education institutions to accelerate the process of integrating scientists\u2019 research ideas into economic practice in areas such as transport and logistics, agricultural production, energy, biotechnology, geology and metalworking, mechanical engineering and electronics. Developing science, especially among youth, will improve Uzbekistan\u2019s position in the Global Innovation Index and enable the country to enter the list of the top 60 most innovative nations worldwide.<\/p>\n Health.<\/em> It is often said that a person\u2019s education reduces health risks and increases life expectancy, while health – physical, mental and social – is the foundation for a full life and self-realization. The Strategy sets goals for the next five years to increase the average life expectancy of the population, reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases (ages 30\u201369), cancer and respiratory diseases and decrease the incidence of life-threatening congenital defects in newborns. In maternal and child healthcare, nine performance indicators have been established. The Strategy also prioritizes promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyles among the population and reducing adult obesity rates.<\/p>\n Social Protection.<\/em> For vulnerable segments of the population, the state will continue its policy of fundamentally improving the system of professional social services, establishing a new support system for persons with disabilities and creating a comfortable and favorable environment for them. For children left without parental care, 100% implementation of alternative, non-institutional forms of care will be ensured and for children with special educational needs, coverage by inclusive education will be increased.<\/p>\n The state pays special attention to the expansion of women\u2019s rights and opportunities. Different cultures have diverse perceptions of the roles of men and women, shaped by history, religion and traditions. At the same time, globalization and potential prospects for the country\u2019s development require the implementation of policies ensuring gender equality and increasing the social and political activity of women. The draft Strategy includes tasks such as expanding the number of women trained in professional and entrepreneurial skills, increasing the number of women actively using information and communication technologies, raising the share of women in leadership positions to over 30 percent, and regulating family relations in households experiencing conflict or on the verge of divorce.<\/p>\n Ecology, Law and Security.<\/em> The priorities of \u201cConservation of water resources and environmental protection\u201d, \u201cEnsuring the rule of law and organizing public administration oriented toward serving the people\u201d and \u201cConsistent continuation of a policy based on the principle of a safe and peaceful state\u201d are also included in the Strategy, with specific tasks and performance indicators outlined.<\/p>\n Mechanisms for Achieving Goals for Each Priority<\/strong><\/p>\n The mechanisms for achieving goals under each priority are reflected in strategic documents. For example, to implement the objectives of the priority \u201cConservation of water resources and environmental protection\u201d, the National Climate Strategy for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and the Strategy for Industrial Waste Management have been developed.<\/p>\n To develop the driver sectors of the economy and achieve GDP growth to 240 billion dollars by 2030, sectoral strategies have been formulated: Strategy for the Development of Industry of Uzbekistan, Strategy for the Development of the Automotive Industry, Strategy for the Development of Light Industry, Strategy for the Development of the Building Materials Industry, Strategy for the Development of the Jewelry Industry, Strategy for the Development of Tourism in Uzbekistan, Strategy for the Modernization, Accelerated and Innovative Development of the Construction Sector and others.<\/p>\n The development and implementation of strategic documents at the regional level will allow achieving goals and objectives in a comprehensive and targeted manner. For instance, Strategies for Comprehensive Development of All Spheres by 2030 in each region of the country consider socio-economic development through the lens of the local economy and the well-being of the population. The development of such documents involves not only local authorities but also leading ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Digital Technologies, Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction, Ministry of Energy, National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change and others.<\/p>\n The development of sections of the Strategy involved national think tanks, such as the Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Research, Center for Economic Research and Reforms, etc. This demonstrates that Uzbekistan implements a scientifically grounded policy (evidence-based policy), where decision-making in various spheres – economy, social policy, ecology, law and security – is based on scientific data, forecasts and expert assessments to achieve medium- and long-term goals.<\/p>\n Key expected outcomes until 2030 (macro outcomes)<\/strong><\/p>\n The main outcomes of the updated \u201cUzbekistan \u2013 2030\u201d Strategy are expressed through economic, social, environmental, and other indicators. In the economic sphere, it is expected to achieve macroeconomic stability and sustainable GDP growth up to USD 240 billion, transform the country into a regional \u201cIT HUB\u201d and enter the top 60 most innovative countries in the world, deepen the republic\u2019s integration into global transport and logistics networks and strengthen the export potential of the national economy. Creating a favorable business climate and sustainable jobs as well as ensuring employment for the population, will help reduce income inequality and poverty, with the elimination of absolute poverty based on minimum consumer expenditure and reducing its level to zero percent.<\/p>\n In the social sphere,<\/em> Strategy provides for creating decent conditions to realize the potential of young people and improving education and healthcare, reflected in target indicators such as increasing life expectancy to 78 years, achieving 80% coverage of children in kindergartens, and 50% coverage in higher education. It also aims to enhance the quality of university education, include 10 higher education institutions in the TOP-1000 rankings of the world\u2019s most prestigious universities (QS, THE, ARWU) and implement a cluster system connecting enterprises, universities and research organizations.<\/p>\n In the environmental sphere, the Strategy envisions continuing the transition to a green economy, introducing green energy technologies, constructing buildings that meet \u201cgreen\u201d standards, promoting a culture of rational water use, developing water-saving technologies, preventing air pollution and mitigating the negative impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n \n Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor D.M. 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