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“When it comes to women’s health, one cannot stay silent out of shame”: the story of Femmy app founder Maftuna Karimova

Gazeta.uz, in partnership with IT Park Uzbekistan, has launched a series of interviews with women founders of startups from the regions of Uzbekistan. The first heroine was programmer Maftuna Karimova from Andijan, who created the Femmy app about women’s reproductive health in the Uzbek language. The app is used by more than 100,000 women in more than 20 countries, the project won a $100,000 grant at the President Tech Award competition and cooperates with the Ministry of Health.

Sevara Azamova
5 min read
Technology

Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered to train 1 million young people in digital skills annually and create another 500,000 IT jobs by 2030

On October 20, the President of Uzbekistan reviewed a presentation on the development of the digital education ecosystem. The goal of creating 300,000 IT jobs has been achieved ahead of schedule; now another 500,000 jobs are planned by 2030, along with training 5.5 million young people. Tasks were set to train 1 million people annually, expand projects for schoolchildren, attract grants of up to $100 million per year by 2030, and launch the “Digital Youth” platform.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read