The position of Uzbekistan in the rating of Open Data is announced

Uzbekistan took 40th place in the world and 1st place in Central Asia, scoring 66 points in the Open Data Rating of the "Open Data Watch" organization. This was reported by the Anti-Corruption Agency with reference to the organization.

It is noted that in the period of 2020-2022, the overall score of Uzbekistan increased from 52 to 56 in terms of data coverage and from 72 to 74 in terms of data openness.

The improvement of Uzbekistan's position in the rating was caused by significant increases in crime and justice, and state budget sub-indicators. In particular, it was noted that the processes of digitalization of public procurement, the creation of the system of implementation through online platforms, the digitalization of the court system processes, and ensuring the rate of openness were taken into consideration.

In the 2022 results of the rating, Singapore took first place. The next places are occupied by Denmark and Finland.

The countries of the region: Kazakhstan ranked 48th, Kyrgyzstan – 89, Tajikistan – 120, and Turkmenistan was listed in the rank of 192.

Uzbekistan had taken 44th place in this rating in 2020 with 63 points.

For reference, "Open Data Watch" is an international non-profit organization operating on the basis of open data and official statistics.