ISSUES OF INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT
UZBEKISTAN: STRATEGIC CHANGES
Abror Yusupov
Head of Department, the Institute for Strategic and Regional
Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Annotation
This article analyzes the strategic changes taking place in Uzbekistan. The author describes in
detail progressive ideas and historical actions of the government in the field of public policy, creative
models of the country's economic development, as well as assessments of foreign experts and
reputable international institutions on the positive changes achieved.
Progressive ideas and breakthrough actions
Today it is noticeable that the updated course of the state policy is “imbued” with progressive
ideas and real actions. The development of the country's economy is viewed through the prism of
improving the welfare of the people. This becomes one of the key factors in the context of carrying out
the large-scale reforms, and this, experts say, enables the leadership of Uzbekistan to minimize risks
from structural changes in the economy, avoid recession, ally government agencies and the population
in achieving strategic goals and priorities.
In the second year of the implementation of the
The cornerstone of the successive reforms in
Strategy of Actions on the five priority areas of Uzbekistan implemented in all spheres of the life
development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017- of society and the state are, above all, ensuring
interests of the people, creating decent
2021 it is more clear the desire to create the new image the
conditions for a prosperous life of people.
of Uzbekistan. There are tendencies on strengthening
At the same time, large-scale programs
democracy in the country, many initiatives are raised initiated by the leadership of the country take into
by the citizens themselves, the decisions are taken account the current situation in the global
economy.
through a wide public discussion. There are changes in
critical thinking of people and their attitude to the
reforms, social activity increases, the civic position and awareness of involvement increases in making
socially important decisions.
As a result, today many citizens of the country offer their innovative ideas put forward relevant
proposals on a particular socially significant issue.
In this regard, there is a process of institutionalizing the dialogue of the state with the people,
including civil society, 1 as well as the implementation of the principle of feedback, the analogy of which
can serve as a model to apply in order to improve business sphere. For example, while improving the
quality of company's services, it is necessary to receive some feedback from its customers constantly
in order to know about the existing problems and solve them in time. This is the most effective way of
marketing research in dealing with customer complaints, which ultimately ensures the company's
prosperity. The study of citizens' appeals, organization of the socio-political dialogue of the government
and society are the same marketing research strategy of a socio-political nature.
As a result, today many citizens of the country offer their innovative ideas, initiate relevant
proposals on a particular socially significant issues. In this context, the activities of the Virtual Reception
Office of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (pm.gov.uz) deserve special attention.
In a short time, it has become one of the main and effective tool for establishing direct dialogue
with people, an indicator of effectiveness of government agencies and local authorities, a deep analysis
Institutionalization of the state’s dialogue with the people, including civil society, implies horizontal relations based on the implementation of
an equal bilateral dialogue interaction between the subjects.
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