Until that time, under Karimov Uzbekistan was closed to the world. It was impossible to convert foreign currencies at a competitive exchange rate legally, and it was difficult to transfer money to and from Uzbekistan. It was also expensive to use the Internet. When the Ministry made a presentation on this task to Mirziyoyev, he emphasised the possibility and importance of supporting us and generating income from IT. This gave us the impetus to start practical work. During the presentation, the president signed a decree, opposed by many, stating that our intelligent youth should not go abroad, they should stay here and earn a good income. The volume of exports of IT services and software products will reach $5 billion. Uzbekistan is a landlocked country, and high logistics costs complicate the exports. Taking this into account, the government has focused on the export of IT products and services. As I noted above, the decree On Measu