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1 E-Readiness Assessment of Uzbekistan FINAL REPORT Prepared by: Dmitry Revin National experts: Vladimir L. Shteinberg Lyudmila Skorynina August 2001 The assessment is prepared in the frames of the Uzbekistan Development Gateway project initiated by the infodev program of the World Bank and Center for Economic Research

2 TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...4 METHODOLOGY...5 COUNTRY OVERVIEW...5 E-READINEES ASSESSMENT SUMMARY NETWORK ACCESS...7 STRENGTHS...7 WEAKNESSES INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INTERNET AVAILABILITY INTERNET AFFORDABILITY NETWORK SPEED AND QUALITY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SERVICE AND SUPPORT NETWORKED LEARNING...17 STRENGTHS...17 WEAKNESSES SCHOOLS ACCESS TO ICTS ENHANCING EDUCATION WITH ICTS DEVELOPING THE ICT WORKFORCE NETWORKED SOCIETY...19 STRENGTHS...19 WEAKNESSES PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE LOCALLY RELEVANT CONTENT ICTS IN EVERYDAY LIFE ICTS IN THE WORKPLACE NETWORKED ECONOMY...26 STRENGTHS...26 WEAKNESSES ICT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES B2C ELECTRONIC COMMERCE B2B ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SMART-CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM E-GOVERNMENT NETWORK POLICY...30 STRENGTHS...30 WEAKNESSES TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION ICT TRADE POLICY CYBERSPACE LAWS...31 AKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3 LIST OF TABLES MAJOR INDICATORS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT IN UZBEKISTAN, INTERNATIONAL INTERNET ACCESS CAPACITY...9 GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF ISPS IN UZBEKISTAN OVER THE YEARS...10 THE DISTRIBUTION OF PCS BY SECTOR IN UZBEKISTAN...13 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PC MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND RUSSIA...13 SOFTWARE MARKET STRUCTURE AND FORECAST FOR FORECAST OF IT AND INTERNET DEVELOPMENT IN UZBEKISTAN FOR THE PERIOD OF NUMBER OF INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF UZBEKISTAN...20 NUMBER OF HOSTS AND USERS IN SOME CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES...21 USE OF STRONG ENCRYPTION IN UZBEKISTAN...27 LIST OF E-READINESS ASSESSMENT SURVEY TABLES PERCENT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO CAN AFFORD HAVING INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME...11 PERCENT OF PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH INTERNET CONNECTION...12 PERCENT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO CAN AFFORD PURCHASING A PC...14 PERCENT OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO CAN AFFORD PURCHASING SOFTWARE...15 AVAILABILITY OF NECESSARY SOFTWARE IN UZBEK...16 AGE OF A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO FREQUENTLY USES THE INTERNET...21 EDUCATION LEVEL OF A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO FREQUENTLY USES THE INTERNET...21 LANGUAGE OF INTERNET CONTENT RECEIVING...22 USE OF PCS AT HOME...23 FACTORS OF ORGANIZATION EFFICIENCY INCREASE WHEN USING ICTS...24 AVAILABILITY OF IT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN ORGANIZATON...25 AVAILABILITY OF IT SYSTEMS IN ORGANIZATION...25 USE OF PCS AT WORK...25 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH THE GOVERNMENT ONLINE...29 LEGAL ACTS OR ABSENCE OF LEGAL ACTS INHIBITING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET IN UZBEKISTAN...32 BARRIERS PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ICTS AND INTERNET IN UZBEKISTAN

4 ICT gives us the opportunity to leverage the transfer of knowledge, empowering people in ways that were previously not possible. It is not just a technical tool; it may be the answer to greater equity in the world, and a greater peace. James D. Wolfensohn President World Bank EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Uzbekistan Development Gateway might play a key role in ICT development in Uzbekistan, proposing partnership and online discussions for all stakeholders involved in the development issues. It might provide special tools and e-business applications, information about laws, e-government models and best practices in developed and developing world, and access to online education on a number of topics. Based on the results of completed E-Readiness Assessment, the following specific interventions are proposed to facilitate ICT development of Uzbekistan in the frames of Uzbekistan Development Gateway project: 1. Create portal Information Center to provide comprehensive information about the country, putting online local content; also provide information on different ICT issues, solutions and best practices in foreign countries to support decision-making process. 2. Provide communication tools (forums, e-mal lists) to exchange ideas, share best practices and facilitate online discussions among major stakeholders and interested parties. 3. Develop e-learning center and Virtual University that will provide online trainings and access to educational databases. First of all concentrate on the education in ICT field and provide access to local resources (books, etc.) on development issues in electronic format. 4. Provide e-business technological platform for virtual market place that will offer services to local businesses, especially to small and medium size businesses (SMBs), to conduct e- commerce and e-business using it in a cost effective manner. 5. Develop technological solution to initiate e-government project, start with state e-procurement and tenders first. Provide platform for creating and integrating the services of government sites. 4

5 METHODOLOGY The Methodology used for E-Readiness Assessment of Uzbekistan is Readiness for the Networked World: A Guide for Developing Countries developed by the Center for International Development at Harvard University and IBM. This methodology measures 19 categories, covering the availability, speed and quality of the network access, use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education, workplace, economy, government and everyday life, government ICT policy and regulations. Above categories of indicators are assessed and ranked from stage 1 to stage 4; stage 1 being the least advanced, and stage 4 the most advanced. Tentative stage limits are provided at This methodology was expanded and amended by parts from APEC s E- Commerce Readiness Assessment Guide to better reflect promotion and facilitation activities as well as positioning for the digital economy. Moreover, specially developed E-Readiness Assessment survey was conducted in the capital of Uzbekistan during June-August As the result of conducting focused conference (E-Commerce Tashkent 2001), personal interviews, and distribution of questionnaires by among major stakeholders and interested parties, 106 respondents comprised by the state (39.2% of the respondents), private (29.9%), international (11.2%), NGO (10.3%) organizations and individuals (9.4%) were surveyed to get perspectives on different issues behind official figures and industry statistics. It must be emphasized that a survey was conducted among advanced ICT users. COUNTRY OVERVIEW Uzbekistan is a dry, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world of which 10% consists of intensely cultivated, irrigated river valleys with more than 60% of its population living in densely populated rural communities. The total population of the country is 25, 1 million people as of July 1, The country is rich in natural resources such as natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum. Uzbekistan is now the world's third largest cotton exporter, a major producer of gold and natural gas, and a regionally significant producer of chemicals and machinery. The state continues to be a dominating influence in the economy. People 2 : Ethnic groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.) Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% Age structure: 0-14 years: 37%, years: 58%, 65 years and over: 5% (2000 est.) Population growth rate: 1.6% (2000 est.) Net migration rate: migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Literacy (age 15 and over who can read and write): total population: 99%; male: 99%, female: 99%. Economy 3 : GDP: billion soums (about 14 billion USD) in 2000 with the real growth rate at 4%. GDP per capita: about 130 thousand soums or 600 USD. GDP composition by sector: agriculture %, industry 13.8%, services 37% and net taxes 12.7% 1 Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan, CIA World Factbook July 14, Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan,

6 E-READINEES ASSESSMENT SUMMARY E-Readiness Map of Uzbekistan Information Infrastructure ICT Trade Policy 4 Internet Availability Telecommunications regulation E-Government B2B E-Commerce B2C E-Commerce Internet Affordability Network Speed and Quality Hardware and Software Service and Support ICT Employment Opportunities Schools' Access to ICT ICTs in the Workplace Enhancing Education with ICTs ICTs in Everyday Life Locally Relevant Content Developing the ICT workforce People and Organizations Online 6

7 1. NETWORK ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOD. Strengths National fiber optic based telecommunications infrastructure linking most major cities and regions in the country Direct access to the Internet backbone via Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber optic cable linking Frankfurt to Shanghai and passing through Uzbekistan Central location of the country in respect to regional markets Software development industry with sufficient technical and business expertise to develop complicated solutions to satisfy outsourcing needs of developed countries Trained personnel is available for the use of Open Source solutions (Linux) and as possible options for low cost network construction Sufficient energy reserves Competitive national market for the RESALE of Internet services Weaknesses Monopoly of UzbekTelecom (telecommunications) and UzPAK (international Internet connectivity) High rates for telecommunication services Internet related costs are higher than in developed countries The problem of «last mile» connectivity Medium size fragmented market - 24 million people are dispersed over a large area High tariffs on the import of ICT equipment No peering among local ISPs 1.1 Information Infrastructure 4 Major indicators of the telecommunication development in Uzbekistan, 2001 Number of phones, thousands 1,635 Phone density, number of phones per 100 people 6.9 Number of cellular phones, thousands 127 Density of cellular phones, number of phones per 100 people 0.5 Telecommunication and data transfer networks Major inter-city channels of the country s telecommunication network based on the fiber-optic and radio-relay communication lines (TAE FOCL, FOCL and radio-relay lines) allow establishing high-speed channels of data communication (from 64 Kbps to 2048 Kbps) between Tashkent, Nukus and regional centers of the Republic. The situation of connecting regional centers with districts substantially varies throughout Uzbekistan. Modern network has been established in the northern regions of the country: in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Bukhara, Navoi, Khorezm and Sirdarya regions 40% of the districts 4 Uzbek Agency of Post and Telecommunications,

8 there have digital channels. Analogue channels connecting regional centers with the districts prevail in the rest of the regions. International telecommunication networks In 1998, a national segment of Trans-Asia-Europe fiber optic communication line (TAE FOCL) was constructed and put into operation. It connected China with Europe and allowed establishing direct channels to China, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and also provided digital channels to connect a number of regional centers of Uzbekistan. Trunk telecommunication networks Currently, trunk telecommunication network consists of fiber optic communication lines (FOCL) with the length of 1700 km. and radio-relay lines (RRL) with the length of 889 km. Total length of inter-city phone channels is 11 million channel-km, of which 60.0% are digital. The length of international phone channels is 1.7 million channel-km, 83% of which are digital. Local telecommunication networks Inter zone telecommunication network consists of fiber optic communication lines (FOCL) and radio-relay lines (RRL) with the length of more than 1400 km. There are 2,000 exchanges (more than 32,1% are digital) with the total capacity of 1.8 million numbers in Uzbekistan. The highest percentage of digital exchanges is on the networks of Bukhara Telecom (71%), Navoi Telecom (76%), Khorezm Telecom (60%) and JV Chircom (66%). The length of FOCL is 670 km., which are used to set up inter-exchange communications. Interexchange communications can provide the speeds of data transfer up to 155/622 Mbps. National data transfer network National data transfer network consists of the State Data Transfer Network Company UzPAK and UzNet networks: UzPAK network includes the dedicated phone network Iskra 2 and data transfer network based on DPN-100 equipment. Capacity of UzPAK is 385 ports. Inter-network connection with other operators is set up through X.75 protocol. Users can access DPN-100 network via leased lines or dial-up. Government information computer network UZNET ensures information exchange and access to the Internet for government ministries and a number of international organizations in the Republic of Uzbekistan. UzNet has 60 digital ports (64 Kbps-2048 Kbps). Access to the international networks, in particular to the Internet, is provided through international channels of UzPAK. International telephone access is a monopoly of UzbekTelecom. International telephone access is provided via satellite, microwave, fiber optic and copper cables. Total satellite capacity is close to approximately 25 E1s (50 Mbps), and provided via Intelsat and Horizon space systems. In 2001 the country has 6.9 telephone lines per 100 people. Its distribution by regions and cities is very uneven. For instance, in Tashkent this figure is 25. The country has 7 operators of mobile communication, 2 of which operate in DAMPS standard, 4 in GSM standard and 1 in CDMA. Total coverage of the country with mobile communication, according to different sources, varies from 45% to 70%. UZDUNROBITA (DAMPS) provides roaming services for 70% of the country. COSCOM (GSM) provides international roaming services. The service of wireless phone access to the Internet is not provided by any of the operators. In 2001, 8

9 the total number of cellular phones in use is 127 thousand. Mobile phone density is 0.5 per hundred inhabitants. Currently, all regional centers of the country are linked with Tashkent through high-speed communication lines, both fiber-optic and radio-relay lines. Total length of fiber-optic lines is 1700 km, a part of which is related to the Uzbek segment of TAE. Total length of radio-relay lines is 890 km. Total length of telephone channels is 11,000,000 channel-km., of which 60% are digital. All international telephone stations are either digital (11) or quasi-electronic (2). Capacity of digital trunk road channels is employed at 70%. Most exchanges in cities are connected via fiber-optic ring. Length of digital channels in the chain Regional Center District Center (51) is 1400 km. Development stage: Information infrastructure in urban areas is at stage 3 (a sizeable portion of the community has good access to telephone services; growth in mobile wireless telephony is accelerating; teledensity is between 8 and 40 mainlines per 100 people), while in rural and remote areas it is still at stage 2 (a small minority in the community has good access to the telecommunications network, but most of community does not; teledensity is between 2 and 8 mainlines per 100 people; mobile wireless penetration is between 0.5% and 3%). 1.2 Internet Availability International Internet access capacity UzPAK 1.3 Mbps Naytov 3 Mbps SITA 1 Mbps Sarkor Telecom/UzNet 1 Mbps Eastlink 256 Kbps UZSCINET 128 Kbps TOTAL Mbps There are 44 licensed ISPs in Uzbekistan as of middle State data transfer network company UzPAK is the only ISP that is entitled by law to establish connection to the international network. The rest of the companies must lease Internet channels from UzPAK. At the same time some ISPs use a two-channel connection when they send information through UzPAK, but use their own dish for uploading information. UzPAK provides Internet access almost throughout the country. There are still some issues with the «last mile» connectivity in different regions. The majority of Internet providers supply their services mostly in Tashkent. All regional centers, however, also have an access to data communication networks, including Internet. Local ISPs provide full Internet access including the following services: dial-up, leased-line connections, , DNS service, hosting and Web design. ISDN and DSL services are not currently used in the country. Voices over Internet (VoIP) services are not officially available anywhere in Uzbekistan. 9

10 Growth in the number of ISPs in Uzbekistan over the years (as of middle 2001) 44 Radio Ethernet technology is used by several companies (Sarkor Telecom, etc.) to provide Internet access throughout Tashkent. The number of Internet cafes is rapidly increasing throughout Tashkent and other major cities. There are more than 20 Internet cafes in the center of Tashkent, with an estimated double this amount throughout the entire city. Development stage: Internet availability is at stage 3 (ISPs provide full Internet access; subscribers may have some options between various Internet service packages; there are some opportunities for public Internet access; it is normally possible for users to establish a dial-up connection to a local ISP), while it is still at stage 2 in some rural areas. 1.3 Internet Affordability Internet tariffs in Uzbekistan are much higher than in the US or Western Europe. Monopoly access of UzPAK to the international services defines high prices for Internet access despite highly competitive resale market of 44 ISPs. There is no interconnection (peering) among local ISPs in Uzbekistan that also increases the price of Internet access. At the same time many ISPs are aggressively trying to attract more customers by providing different service packages. To keep the customers, they provide various discounts and favorable conditions to local subscribers. Night connections discount packages are becoming increasingly popular among local clients. The average dial-up connection in Uzbekistan costs approximately 800-1,400 soums an hour during daytime, and soums an hour during the night. Average nominal monthly salary is soums 6. UzPAK tariffs for dial-up users in the regions are more favorable compared to the tariffs offered to Internet users in the capital (more than 40 percent discount) in order to promote Internet usage there. UzPAK also offers discounts for educational sector (schools, colleges, universities). While using dialup access, there is a per-minute billing for the users of digital exchanges for local calls with average cost 0.75 soum; there is no such a charge for the users of analogue stations. Cost for the leased line connection from UzPAK for 19,2 Kbps starts at 390 USD 7 a month and goes to 2066 USD based on the marketing plan and traffic; for 1024 Kbps it starts at USD and goes to USD a month (see for complete price list). Price of setting up a leased line is 36,000 soums, with monthly payment of 3,000 soums. Usually only large corporate clients, banks or foreign representative offices can afford leased-line connection. Most of the Internet subscribers access Internet via dial-up access; the average ratio of dial- 5 State Committee for Science and Technology of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Macroeconomics and Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan, At official exchange rate. As of middle August 2001, 1 USD ~ 410 soums at official exchange rate. 10

11 up subscribers to leased line subscribers is about 1:100. High prices for access to the Internet are defined (1) by local monopolies for telecommunication network and international access; and (2) possibly by the limited utilization of TAE. The market structure in Uzbekistan is the one in which the ISP market is open for competition at sub-provider level, while basic telephone services (total and international) and internet access to international networks are still under monopoly conditions. As the result of a specially developed E-Readiness Assessment survey conducted in the capital of the country during June-August 2001, 106 respondents were surveyed. 35% of the respondents said that less than 5% of the people they knew could afford having Internet access at home, 23% answered that 10-20% of the people they knew could afford that. The detailed results are presented below: Percent of people you know who can afford having Internet access at home % of people you know % who agreed with the statement Less than 5% % % % % 7 Almost everybody can afford % 6 Nobody can afford % 3 More than 75% 1 44% of the respondents emphasized that price of the Internet access prevented their organization from more active use of the Internet. 52% of the respondents stated that price of the Internet access prevented themselves from accessing it at home. Development stage: Internet affordability is at stage 2 (local access solutions exist, but rates for ISP services are high enough to discourage extensive Internet use; the lack of competition in the provision of commercial leased lines is reflected in prohibitively or very high leasing fees). 1.4 Network Speed and Quality More and more country regions and cities acquire new digital equipment and fiber optics channels, as the result, the quality and speed of Internet connection is gradually improving. Some ISPs operate their own independent international links (UzPAK, Naytov, etc) without peering, which means that traffic between subscribers of two different ISPs in the same city must travel outside Uzbekistan and then come back. This process significantly decreases the speed and quality of the Internet connection. Some ISPs unofficially use asymmetric service. In this scheme normal terrestrial phone circuit or leased line is used for all outgoing traffic and a low-cost TV satellite dish is used for receiving the higher volumes of incoming traffic. This way ISPs can limit traffic on their expensive existing links to 11

12 outgoing traffic only. This substantially reduces the operating costs for ISPs and increases the speed of access to the web for the users. UzPAK uses filtration and censors s. The stated goal is to provide information security. Some widely used resources (for example popular IT, consulting sites, etc. that are neutral in any sense) became inaccessible through UzPAK starting this summer (2001), but ARE accessible through other providers with different from UzPAK international channels. E-Readiness Assessment survey: respondents could reach the party they were calling on average from 1.62 time for local calls, from 2.34 time for intercity and from 2.36 time for international calls and the quality of local and international calls was average and sometimes with noises. 30% of the respondents accessing Internet via dial-up connection usually connect to their ISP from the first time, 61% - from the second or third time and 9% - from the fourth or more time. Only 45% of the respondent accessing Internet at home were satisfied with the speed of Internet connection, 42% of the respondents accessing Internet at work were satisfied, 40% of the respondents accessing Internet in Internet cafes were satisfied and only 28% of the respondent accessing Internet at other places were satisfied with the speed of their Internet connection. Percent of people satisfied with Internet connection Place of Internet access % of Internet users satisfied At home 45 At work 42 Internet café 40 Other places 28 Development stage: Network speed and quality is at stage 3 (70-90% of domestic telephone calls are successful; connections are dropped with noticeable frequency and are somewhat disruptive; leased lines with transfer speeds of up to 64 Kbps are widely available for businesses and ISPs; limited higher-speed lines are available in some areas; backbone facilities serving the community are usually sufficient, although regular peak demand periods result in slower network response times; packet loss by the network may occur but is not generally disruptive). 1.5 Hardware and Software Demand for information technology (IT) products is huge, but as of now vast majority of the population cannot afford purchasing a PC. The hard currency convertibility issue, high duties and tariffs on imported equipment, and low purchasing power create substantial barriers to the development of IT industry. At the same time hardware and software market has a strong potential. There was an overall growth in the numbers of PC owners and Internet users over the past two years. For example, the number of Internet users increased from 100 thousand in 2000 to 150 thousand Internet users in Total hardware and software market size is estimated at about million USD 9. Hardware market 8 Uzbek Agency of Post and Telecommunications, Uzbekistan: Hardware And Software Companies' Year 2000 Results. US and Foreign Commercial Services and US Department of State, March

13 According to some expert estimates the number of PCs does not exceed 350,000 10, other experts estimate that the number of PCs valued from 500 to 2500 USD is about 200, (0.8 per 100 people) as of July Annual increase in the number of PCs is about thousand. The distribution of PCs by sector in Uzbekistan 12 Sector Number of PCs, thousand Banks State Business Education Private The number of PCs per 1000 people is about 3 in the private sector countrywide. At the same time there are about 50 thousand PCs in the private sector in Tashkent, which comes to 25 PCs per 1000 people. Comparative analysis of PC market development in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan And Russia 13 Indicator Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Russia Number of PCs, thousand ,000 Number of PCs per 100 people Annual increase in the number of PCs, thousand Annual increase in the number of PCs per 1000 people The leading computer brand names are DELL, IBM, HP and COMPAQ. Most companies and individuals purchase not brand name PCs due to the cost benefit. The most popular processor in the middle of 2001 was Celeron MHZ. HP1100 dominates printer sales. Among 15'' monitors, SAMSUNG is the consistent leader with about 45 percent of the market share; another major exporter of monitors to Uzbekistan is LG with about 15 percent of the market share. Small and medium companies supply computer equipment to private users and small private firms. Larger companies work with corporate clients. There is no local production of computer peripherals in Uzbekistan, only assembly from the imported components. There have been several attempts to establish computer manufacturing in Uzbekistan, but most have failed due to the currency convertibility problem. Imports still dominate the market. Most imports come from the UAE and Russia. Many computer companies are engaged in unofficial computer assembly. With the absence of hard currency convertibility as a means of repatriating profit, companies use barter trade, offshore transactions, and trading through commodity exchange. The majority of PC owners reside in Tashkent. The other regional cities with high computer density include Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana, and Navoi. Based on the local computer statistics, computer purchases in the Ferghana Valley are increasing ibid 11 Report of a member of a special governmental working group on the development of software industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Arapov. July ibid 13 ibid, expert estimates for Uzbekistan, data from mass media sources and Internet for Russia and Kazakhstan 14 Uzbekistan: Hardware And Software Companies' Year 2000 Results. US and Foreign Commercial Services and US Department of State, March

14 E-Readiness Assessment survey: 37 percent of the respondents answered that only 5 percent of the people they knew could afford purchasing a PC. 22 percent of the respondents said that 10-20% of the people they knew could afford that. The detailed results are presented below: Percent of people you know who can afford purchasing a PC % of people you know % who agreed with the statement Less than 5% % % % % 8 Nobody 4 More than 75% % % 3 Almost everybody 1 At the same time 76.4 percent of the respondents said that PCs were affordable for the organization they worked at. Software market There is a gradual growth of the software market in Uzbekistan. Annual domestic software market size is estimated at 5-10 million USD. 50% of that demand is satisfied by the local software companies and developers; the rest - by imported software. Software market structure and forecast for Annual forecasts for Sector USD thousand, , USD thousand Total Including import Total State information systems 2,500 1,500 20,000 Corporate systems (ministries, banks, transport, 1, ,000 industry) Education, culture, science ,000 Small and medium size business (SMB) ,500 Individuals ,000 Total 5,000 2,500 32,500 Total number of IT companies is 470; 85-90% of them are located in Tashkent. There are 60 software development companies. Market capitalization of average local software company is not more than thousand USD, while market capitalization of the biggest software companies does not exceed 200 thousand USD. Total market capitalization of software companies is not more than 2,5 15 Report of a special governmental working group on the development of software industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan findings, July

15 million USD 16. Number of specialists working in IT field is 8500, including 1400 who develop and support software 17. Average salary of software developer in Uzbekistan is 30 USD 18 a month. Volume of software development per programmer is 1 thousand USD a year. 6-8 percent of qualified programmers leave the country every year. Young programmers fill only 70-80% of those 6-8 percents. There are several companies engaged in offshore programming. The total number of developers participating in this activity is about Average yearly salary is USD, or about 150 USD a month. 19 Domestically developed software is generally used for banking, accounting and payroll. Uzbekistan software developing industry advantages are in operating costs, driven by low labor costs and in relatively high educational and professional level of its developers, engineers and technicians. Software products produced by Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Novell and Oracle are widely used in Uzbekistan. Microsoft products are the undisputed leaders in the local market: virtually 80 per cent of most offices and businesses use Microsoft software programs. The best selling software packages are Windows 98, Microsoft Office, and Windows NT Workstation Licensed software is relatively expensive. However, the pirated versions are affordable and widely used. According to industry expert estimates, pirated software accounts for 70-80% of the overall software market. E-Readiness Assessment survey: 32 percent of the respondents said that only 5 percent of the people they knew could afford purchasing software. 15 percent of the respondents answered that 10-20% of the people they knew could afford that. The detailed results are presented below: Percent of people you know who can afford purchasing SOFTWARE % of people you know % who agreed with the statement Less than 5% % % 11 Nobody % % 6 Almost everybody % % 4 More than 75% 3 16 Report of a member of a special governmental working group on the development of software industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Arapov. July Report of a special governmental working group on the development of software industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan findings, July At black market exchange rate. As of middle August 2001, 1 USD ~ 1150 soums 19 Report of a member of a special governmental working group on the development of software industry in the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Arapov. July Uzbekistan: Hardware And Software Companies' Year 2000 Results. US and Foreign Commercial Services and US Department of State, March

16 81.3 percent of the respondents stated that the organization they worked at could afford purchasing software. When asked whether the company had necessary software in Uzbek, 44% of the respondents answered yes, 39.3% - no and 16.6% - only partially available. Availability of necessary software in Uzbek Option % who agreed with the statement Yes 44 No 39.3 Only partially available 16.6 Development stage: Hardware and software is at Stage 3 (most ICT products are sourced from abroad, but there is a strong and growing localization industry to adapt products to local needs; some software appropriate to local needs and languages is available; a variety of hardware and software solutions are available). 1.6 Service and Support Monthly tariffs are growing; time-based local telephone tariffs have been introduced for the users of digital telephone stations, prices for long-distance calls are extremely high, and customer service is almost non-existent. Waiting period for reported telephone lines problem to be fixed varies from several days to several weeks. Several ISPs provide some kind of customer support and technical specialists to set up connectivity for a nominal fee. Larger companies usually provide 24-hour telephone support. Development stage: Service and support development is at Stage 3 in large cities (there is a growing customer service ethic among service and support providers, although it is not a priority for most; some ICT maintenance and technical support services are available; a nascent software industry is present in the community, and there is a growing number of hardware technicians, web designers and network administrators). Service and support development is at Stage 2 in remote and rural areas. Forecast of IT and Internet development in Uzbekistan for the period of Indicator Measurement Number of telephones thousand Number of telephones per 100 people 6,8 6,9 7 7,1 7,2 7,3 Number of cellular phones thousand 96,8 126,9 166,8 216,9 266,4 310 Number of cellular phones per 100 people 0,4 0,5 0,7 0,8 1,0 1,2 Number of data transfer network and thousand Internet subscribers people 4 10,8 16,2 19,1 36,4 54,7 Number of Internet users thousand people Number of Internet users per 100 people 0,4 0,6 1,2 2,0 2,9 3,8 Number of international channels thousand 1,8 1,9 2,1 2,5 2,9 3,3 21 Uzbek Agency of Post and Telecommunications,

17 NETWORK ACCESS SUMMARY: The existing telecommunications infrastructure, while advanced and impressive in principle, has not realized its full potential. Relatively low penetration of telecommunications, in many respects, is conditioned by high prices, which depend on market share, tariff policies of telecom operators, access to international telecommunications bandwidth as well as governmental policies towards telecommunications sector and low purchasing power of local population. 2. NETWORKED LEARNING Strengths High literacy and education level of population (99% literacy. CIA World Factbook) Highly trained population with many scientists, technicians and engineers Ability to adapt to technical change Young population ready to learn new skills and languages Many well organized institutions of higher education in Tashkent and throughout Uzbekistan There is self-training and learning using the Internet as education tool, when it is available Presence of certified educational centers (Microsoft, CISCO, etc.) Weaknesses Limited financial resources of educational institutions Inadequate access to ICTs and the Internet not only at schools, but also at the leading national universities Lack of certified ICT teaching personnel and of ICT educational and training programs and facilities Very low number of computers per student ratio Lack of digital multimedia educational materials in state language Absence of university intranet network Absence of local resources offering education courses online Lack of certified networking engineers and other ICT specialists Brain drain, in particular many specialists who complete the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MSCE) leave the country after completing the course 2.1 Schools Access to ICTs 22 In Uzbekistan in 1999 there were 9718 day schools and 131 night schools providing general education, 373 professional and technical schools, 224 special and 61 higher education institutions. Research institutes and universities offered 130 post-graduate courses and 75 doctoral courses. There was a wide network of institutions involved in staff training, leading to the training of more than 6.8 million people in 1999 against 6.3 million in In 1999 the number of trained personnel at all levels totaled to 2,690 per 10,000 people of the population Based on the data provided by the Ministry of public education and Ministry of higher and secondary special education 23 NHDR, Report

18 Now there are 9665 schools. Around 50% of the schools have computer labs. But only 1.2% of the schools are equipped with Pentium level computer labs, the rest 7% with 386/486 and 42% with obsolete PCs (Soviet and Bulgarian PCs). There are 3 times more 386/486 than Pentium level PCs at schools. There is only one modern (Pentium) PC per 1,000 students of 8-9 grades in schools. Of all the colleges, gymnasiums and schools only 22 have access to the Internet 24. Average number of PCs at the universities is 3,3 per 100 students. From one university to another this figure varies from 2.1 to 17.7 PCs. There are 1.5 times more 386/486 than Pentium level PCs at the universities. Some universities have computer labs with LAN. Of 61 universities 40 have access to the Internet 25. Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided USD 130 million for 4 years to renovate and modernize 35 colleges and 7 lyceums, and to build 7 modern colleges in These modern facilities will be equipped with up to date equipment and new teaching programs will be developed for them. Moreover, their staff will be trained abroad. In general education facilities access to ICTs remains low. Development stage: Schools access to ICTs is at Stage 2 for higher education institutions (where there are ICTs in schools, it is primarily at the university level, and there are generally fewer than five computers in a school or faculty; computers tend to be older generation models, such as stand-alone 486 PCs or the equivalent; where there are multiple computers installed, they are not networked; use of the computer(s) is limited to electronic documents that are available on the hard drive or diskettes; there may be connectivity for store-and-forward ) and at Stage 1 for public education. Access to ICTs also differs significantly among major cities and rural areas. 2.2 Enhancing Education with ICTs University and school students are very active Internet users who use it for communication, recreation and research. Because of the limited penetration of the Internet in the education sector, very few teachers use it for research, preparation of their lectures and self-education. PCs are predominantly used for teaching basic programming and office applications usage skills. Several libraries started using software, developed domestically and in Russia, to automate their routine operations, but do not provide online access to their resources. There are no online courses offered. Online collaboration with other educational institutions is absent because there is no university or educational intranet network in the country. Faculty does not use web sites to post their lectures and distribute the assignments or arrange online message boards. Computer testing is used at 50% of the schools and 89% of the universities to assess the knowledge of students during midterms, finals and entrance examinations. Development stage: Enhancing education with ICTs is in between Stage 1 (computers are not used by any teachers or students) and Stage 2 (only a few teachers use computers in a very limited fashion; teachers' basic computer literacy involves skills such as use of the keyboard and mouse, a basic understanding of the computer's operating system, manipulation of files, and cutting and pasting; computers are mainly used at the university level). 24 Uzbek Agency of Post and Telecommunications, ibid 18

19 2.3 Developing the ICT Workforce ICT professionals are trained at the universities and private education centers. There are several major universities preparing ICT specialists both bachelors (4 years) and masters (additional 2 years) in ICT field not only in Tashkent, but also in the country regions. Specialized ICT courses contribute 16% of total university curriculum subjects. Number of university ICT graduates is 2445 (6.7% from the total number of university graduates). Short-term ICT specialized trainings are offered at educational centers. Local training centers offer relatively affordable courses that target general public. Specific advanced ICT courses are available at Microsoft certified education centers and Cisco Networking Academia. These courses target ICT professionals and are more expensive. Most of these centers are located in Tashkent. Development stage: ICT workforce development is at Stage 3 (technical classes and programs on ICT-related subjects are available from a variety of public and private centers; some employers offer training in the use of information and communication technologies to their employees), but there is no online access to training available. NETWORKED LEARNING SUMMARY: Uzbekistan has strong educational institutions and could quickly start filling the human capacity gap with a systematic effort to educate and train specialists in ICTs, but the country presently suffers from limited financial and human resources to manage the strategic and tactical use of ICTs to achieve its development objectives. There is an insufficient number of specialists with the technical, business or managerial skills to take full advantage of the existing infrastructure and of the applications that could be associated with it. 3. NETWORKED SOCIETY Strengths Significant public interest in modern ICT High percentage of young population rapidly adopting and learning new technologies Weaknesses Relatively low Internet penetration Low PC penetration Low purchasing power, high cost of modern ICT equipment and IT solutions Limited use of the web in day-to-day activities both at home and at the workplace Lack of local online content Significant digital divide between country capital and the regions (about 90-95% of the Internet users are concentrated in Tashkent) 19

20 3.1 People and Organizations Online The Internet has come to Uzbekistan and is slowly but surely becoming a part of the everyday life for a growing number of people. With a country of more than 24 million inhabitants and prevailing youthful generation, Internet potential is enormous legal entities and 2387 individuals have Internet accounts 26. There are 6924 Internet subscribers. Many people usually share one account and it is estimated that there were about 140,000 Internet users in Uzbekistan in the middle of , but only thousand use the Internet at least once a week. According to different estimates 90-95% of the Internet users are concentrated in the capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent. Number of Internet subscribers in different regions of Uzbekistan 28 Region/Provider UzPAK Naytov Amaliy Aloqalar Bazasi «SIMUS» and «New Time Link» (Ferghana) «BioCom» (Zarafshan) Others Tashkent city, Tashkent Andijan region Bukhara Jizak Kashkadarya Ferghana Surkhandarya Sirdarya Samarkand Navoi Namangan Khorezm Republic of Karakalpakstan Total Total The profile of the typical Uzbekistan Internet user is a male aged from 17 to 35 with higher education and income above average. The ratio of male to female Internet users is about 2:1. Internet advertising market is emerging. Two banner exchange systems have been created ( and There is little advertising of pure Internet companies. ISPs advertise aggressively to attract new users: some of them use radio, the others use banners and ads in the subway. There are very few companies that are convinced that advertisement on the web is profitable. Internet advertising did not capture any substantial market share of the total advertising market. E-Readiness Assessment survey: when asked from the people you knew what the gender of the 26 Uzbek Agency of Post and Telecommunications, ibid 28 ibid 20

21 person who frequently used the Internet was, 88% of the respondents answered males and 12% - females. When asked about the age of that person, 51.1% of the respondents stated age break, 26.6% age break. When asked about that person educational level, 88.3% of the respondents stated that he/she had higher education. The detailed results are presented below. Age of a person you know who frequently uses the Internet Age % of the respondents Younger than Education level of a person you know who frequently uses the Internet Educational level % of the respondents Higher 88.3 Not completed higher 6.4 Secondary special 2.1 Not completed secondary special 2.1 Other 1.1 Development stage: People and organizations online development is mostly at Stage 2 (less than 0.5% of the population has used the Internet recently, and few are regular users; some local businesses and institutions have registered domain names; there are fewer than two of these domains per 1000 inhabitants; there is no advertising in traditional media for online companies or resources). 3.2 Locally Relevant Content CONTENT IS KING. Rupert Murdoch There are several languages in use in Uzbekistan. There is a good knowledge of Russian in Tashkent, and sufficiently good outside of Tashkent and in some of the main cities. Rural inhabitants, who form the majority of the population, natively speak Uzbek. Understanding of international languages is limited. Number of hosts and users in some Central Asian Countries 29 Country/Region Internet Hosts Total, 2000 Hosts per 10'000 inhab., 2000 Users (k), 2000 Users per 10'000 inhab., 2000 Kazakhstan 7' [99] Kyrgyzstan 4' [99] Turkmenistan 1' [99] 4.56 Uzbekistan [99] 3.09 Asia 7'097' ' ITU (Internet host data: Internet Software Consortium, RIPE). ITU, 4 May

22 Total number of web sites is not more than 350 in.uz domain. More than 250 web sites are in Russian. Uzbek language in Cyrillic is used in not more than 10% of all web sites; just few out of those 10% use Uzbek language in Latin. Multilingual web sites (Uzbek/Russian/English) comprise less than 15 percent of the web sites. There is one search engine in.uz domain ( or Commercial sector sites represent more than 55% of the total number of sites. Internet connectivity density is still low in Uzbekistan, but an even more disturbing aspect of this is that very little local or indigenous Uzbekistan content is being generated. Content on Uzbekistan sites is poor, with the exception of public information sites. Very few institutions use the Web to deliver significant quantities of information. While increasing number of organizations have a Web site with basic descriptive and contact information. Education, science and community development sites have very little content. There are no sites providing up-to-date comprehensive coverage of sport events, only few sites provide content for children, several general information about arts and culture. There is no log analyzer system similar to SpyLog to track the activities of Internet users in.uz domain. There is still little transaction functionality provided at all of the web sites in.uz domain. Most of them provide just information, few account status, some interaction tools and customer service connection, none - financial transactions. Only few sites are dynamically updated using RDBMS. Many organizations update their web sites infrequently and do not have databases integrated with a web site. Most of the sites do not provide search feature and access to archive information that makes it difficult to find relevant information. Personalization techniques are not used in any of the web sites. E-Readiness Assessment survey: when asked whether your information needs were satisfied, 69.8% of the respondents replied no. Lack of local Internet content was mentioned as the major reason for that. Most of the respondents (91.6%) receive Internet content in Russian, 44% - in English and 21.5% - in Uzbek. Language of Internet content receiving Option % of the respondents Uzbek 21.5 Russian 91.6 English 44 Other 2.8 Development stage: Locally relevant content is at Stage 2 (few websites covering local topics exist; some websites are available in local languages; there is little use of online bulletin-board systems, Usenet groups, newsletters, and/or listserves). 3.3 ICTs in Everyday Life Telephones and faxes are widely used in everyday life. Cellular phones are becoming increasingly popular in Uzbekistan and the number of users is approaching 127 thousand people with the density of 22

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