AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSocial Media Rules for Kids: Uzbekistan is drafting legislation to restrict social media access for children under 16, aiming to promote “responsible use” rather than banning smartphones. Smart Farming Push: FAO opened its first Global Conference on Smart Farming, highlighting how protected cultivation, better horticulture, and digital tools can help small farmers produce more with fewer resources. Disaster Monitoring from Space: China and Central Asian partners, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, are developing a disaster-monitoring satellite constellation to track earthquakes, glacial floods, and even crop pest risks, with AI processing planned at a data center in Xinjiang. Nuclear Skills in Tashkent: Uzbekistan plans a Regional Nuclear Knowledge and Skills Center in Tashkent under MEPhI, offering simulator-based training and safety-focused programs for Central Asian specialists. Uzbek-Georgia Cooperation: President Mirziyoyev will visit Georgia on July 2–3, with talks expected to boost trade, investment, transport corridors, and projects in pharma, chemicals, agriculture, energy, and IT. Healthcare Overcharging Refunds: Uzbekistan’s consumer protection watchdog ordered refunds totaling UZS 285.4 million to 127,000 patients after audits found pricing and accounting violations at multiple medical facilities.
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