Museum of Communication History in Tashkent hosted a national forum of programmers of Uzbekistan on 15 May 2012. Some 20 reports were presented at the forum.
The forum is aimed at providing opportunities for leading specialists, state bodies, businesses and other institute to share their achievements and experience in the software industry, discussing perspectives of development and introduction of software products.
Representatives of state bodies, parliament, software developers, integrators, content managers, educational establishments and others attended the event.

Health train, organized by international charity fund “Soglom Avlod Uchun” (For Health Generation) in cooperation with Uzbekistan Temir Yollari, will head on Tashkent-Dekhanabad-Akrabad-Darband-Qumqorg’on -Tashkent route on 17 May 2012.
The campaign is aimed at supporting population, who needs social support, and rendering them medical and humanitarian assistance.

Syrdarya thermal power station announced tender on selection of general contractor on designing, supply, assembly and commissioning of equipment and training of personal within the project “Full-scale modernization of two energy blocks of Syrdarya thermal power station”.
In line with tender conditions, the first energy unit should be commissioned on 1 October 2013 and the second one – 1 December 2013. The starting price of customer is US$57.3 million. Tender proposals are received till 11 July 2012.

Uzbekneftegaz national holding company is planning to increase the volume of reserves of hydrocarbons till 2030.
The company developed “The concept of development of oil and gas sector of Uzbekistan till 2030”, which is directed at further stabilizing and expanding the volume of hydrocarbons’ volume, creating reliable raw base for long-term perspectives.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with President of FIFA Joseph Blatter at the Oqsaroy on May 16.
Greeting the guest, the head of our state noted that Joseph Blatter is renowned in Uzbekistan as a prominent public figure who has devoted himself to the development of world and national football. FIFA leader’s current third visit to Uzbekistan has coincided with the centenary celebration of Uzbek soccer this year.

Fund Forum summed up results of the third charity forum-marathon “In the Name of Life”. The charity event attracted over 60,000 people and raised some 216 million soums (official exchange rate 1 USD= 1865,13 UZS).
The sum includes contribution of people and organizations, while part of them were raised through sales of T-shirts and tickets of charity football match.
Chairperson of Trustee Council of Fund Forum Gulnara Karimov handed over 25 million soums to the “In the Name of Life” National Breast Cancer Association, which will be used to purchase cancer medicaments.

The number of the resident population in Uzbekistan of 1 April 2012 was 29.638 million persons and increased by 82,500 or 0.3% from the beginning of 2012, according to the preliminary data of the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
The number of urban population was 15.178 million and that of rural population – 14.46 million or 51.2% and 48.8% respectively of the total number of population.
Births
In January-March 2012, the birth rate was 17.1 pro mil and increased by 0.3 pro mil compared with the corresponding period of 2011 (16.8 pro mil).
Deaths

Uzbekneftegaz national holding company is planning to create a joint venture on production of gas chemical complex with Singapore’s Indorama Group in the second half of 2012, chairperson of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz Shokir Fayzullaev said.
During the press conference in Tashkent Shokir Fayzullaev said that the sides created working group, which develops technology and strategy of project implementation. He said that it is planned to develop all necessary documents in the first half of 2012 and make significant step in project implementation in the second half of the year.

State joint stock railway company “Uzbekistan Temir Yollari” announced that it started to use second Afrosiyob high-speed train to carry out railway communication between Tashkent and Samarkand.
From 18 May 2012, the company said that the second Afrosiyob high-speed train started to run between two cities.
Uzjeldorrpass said that high-speed train leaves Tashkent at 07:00 and return train leaves Samarkand at 18:00.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov approved a programme on privatization of state property for 2012-2013. This was announced at the press conference at State Property Committee on 15 May 2012.
The resolution of the president was directed at deepening structural reforms in economy of Uzbekistan, increasing role of private property, as well as attracting foreign investments for technical and technological re-equipment of capacities, expanding production of high quality products, etc.