DEVELOPMENT OF THE SERVICES SECTOR: INNOVATIVE SERVICES, INTEGRATION WITH PRODUCTION, AND EXPORT OF SERVICES
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service sector, innovative services, integration with production, service exports, IT services, Uzbekistan, digitalization.Abstract
The article examines the current trends in the development of the services sector in Uzbekistan, the role of innovative services (primarily IT/digital services), the mechanisms for integrating services with industrial production and trade, and the dynamics of service exports in 2024-2025. The article analyzes quantitative indicators (the contribution of the sector to GDP and gross value added, the dynamics of service exports, and the structure of export positions, including tourism, transportation, and telecommunications/IT), and provides information on government targets for digitalization and the export of IT services. Conclusions are made about the factors of competitiveness and practical recommendations for business and public policy aimed at increasing added value and service exports.
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1. Stat.uz - Analytical materials and statistics on the service sector - National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Analytical: indicators of the service sector, 2024).
2. SECO - A754 Economic Report 2024/25 UZBEKISTAN (overview of foreign trade in services; estimated volume of services ~11 billion USD in 2024). State Secretariat for Economy
3. Index / press — Foreign trade analytics, export of services in 2025 (January–July 2025: $4.8469 million; structure: travel, transport, ICT).
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6. Analytical notes on the development of ICT in 2024 (industry reviews and news publications).
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