Recap · Tashkent · 22-25 September 2026

ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026

Four days, twelve summits, forums and conferences at CAEX Central Asian Expo - in the year StartupBlink named Uzbekistan the fastest-growing startup country in the world.

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Panel discussion on the main stage of ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026
Main stage, panel "How capital is finding fastest growing ecosystems"

4

days of programme in Tashkent

12

summits, forums and conferences

+227.3%

startup ecosystem growth, the highest in the world according to StartupBlink

3,800+

IT Park residents, presented at the outsourcing conference

The week on film

Four days in under a minute

The organiser's official short film. The video loads only when you start it.

What we take away

Five outcomes that matter for German companies

Uzbekistan: fastest-growing startup country in the world

StartupBlink's Global Startup Ecosystem Awards were held in Tashkent for the first time. Uzbekistan grew by 227.3%, and Tashkent is the leading startup city in Central Asia. Germany was honoured too: Germany Trade & Invest accepted the award for the most valuable ecosystem in the EU.

Enterprise Uzbekistan with its own summit

The law on the International Digital Technology Center enters into force on 21 January 2027. The special framework drawing on English common law runs until the end of 2100, and disputes go to the Tashkent International Commercial Court. The centre's rules are being drafted now - the organisers explicitly asked for questions from practice.

Outsourcing: sites outside Tashkent

At the Tech and Service Outsourcing Conference, IT Park presented its figures and the Zero Risk programme for regional sites. Several international BPO providers examined Uzbekistan as a location - explicitly including teams with German.

Tech parks of the Organization of Turkic States

IT Park, Azerbaijan's digital agency IDDA, Astana Hub, Kyrgyzstan's High Technology Park and Bilişim Vadisi from Turkey signed a memorandum: the organisation's technology forum will now be held every year, the next one in Turkey.

Startup World Cup: regional final in Tashkent

15 finalists from 219 applications from 29 countries. The winner represents the region at the final in San Francisco.

The Berlin office

Our part in ICT Week

The Berlin office supported the invitation of international guests and arranged the participation of a Schwarz Digits representative. We carry the contacts from Tashkent forward in Berlin - next at the Uzbekistan Outsourcing Conference on 22 October 2026.

Impressions

Moderator on the stage of the Enterprise Uzbekistan Summit
Enterprise Uzbekistan Summit
Signing of the tech parks memorandum on stage
Memorandum of the tech parks of the Organization of Turkic States
Talk in front of a slide with Uzbekistan's economic figures
The location in figures
Panel on game development
Panel on game development
Talk on stage in front of a presentation
Talks on every stage
Group of founders on the Pitch Point stage
Pitch Point
Group photo of the Uzbek-Japan Digital Community
Uzbek-Japan Digital Community
IT Park Ventures investment announcement on stage
Investment announcements by IT Park Ventures

Startup World Cup Uzbekistan

The regional final in just over a minute. The video loads only when you start it.

Organisers: IT Park Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

What comes next

The next opportunity to meet Uzbek IT providers in person is the Uzbekistan Outsourcing Conference on 22 October 2026 in Berlin. If you already have a concrete plan, we are glad to talk directly.