Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth

Ensure that ICT-based learning opportunities are effectively integrated 
and used in education and training
. Building up-to-date labs and broadening 
access to ICT infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, would facilitate the 
development of relevant skills. Funding for this could be raised from multiple 
sources, including employers, donors, and governments. Outsourcing of 
government services also could be considered. Related issues that need to be 
addressed on a high priority basis include schools’ power supply, especially in 
the rural areas, and school budgets to support costs associated with the use of 
new technologies. 
Create new jobs by enhancing regional cooperation in labor markets 
and education.
Matching labor demand and supply through regional labor 
information systems can create new employment and entrepreneurship 
opportunities. Common qualifications and unified certification standards are 
needed for technical and vocational education, as are supporting faculty and 
student exchanges, and launching new productivity-enhancing technologies 
at the regional level.

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