Virtual Silk Highway project development discussed

UzA, H.Azimov, 2 October 2008, 21:09

The session of the NATO’s Virtual Silk Highway project was held in Tashkent on 1-2 October. It was organized by the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and NATO’s Science Committee. IT specialists and scholars from Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belarus, Norway, Hungary, Turkey and Armenia participated in the forum.

The Virtual Silk Highway project, developed by NATO in 2000, helps the countries of Central Asia and Caucasus to establish their research and education networks on the Internet and expand cooperation. The main objective of the project is exchange of scientific and educational information among the countries of the region for introduction of information technologies in science.

“Uzbekistan is a country with high scientific potential,” said head of the project Chris de Vispilaer (Belgium). “NATO is working with your country in such areas as information technologies, medicine, science, ecology. We have witnessed the rapid development of information technologies and the growth of Internet users in Uzbekistan. We intend to expand cooperation with Uzbekistan in developing and implementing new projects.”

Since 2002, Uzbekistan in the framework of the Virtual Silk Highway project has been actively involved in creation of scientific network of Central Asia and the Caucasus. ISP UzSciNet, created in the Physics and Technical Institute of the Academy of Sciences, is one of the leading information network in the country. The network includes information on scientific and cultural life of Uzbekistan. It is designed to promote training and skills development in information technologies.

UzSciNet is expanding its network coverage. Currently, 48 institutes and universities are connected to the network. Representatives of schools, colleges, medical and academic institutions from all regions of the country have the right for free use of the network. UzSciNet helps Uzbek scholars and professionals to participate in international projects with their academic works.

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