In the epoch of happiness of the powerful state the instructions given by our President on developing the digital economy it requires broadening of our visions and perceptions regarding our knowledge in this field about the economic situation in the world, which is constantly increasing. A great work is being done on successfully implementation of the adopted concept and action plan for the development of the digital economy in Turkmenistan, the development of the country in the field of information technology, the introduction of modern innovations and digital information technologies. Technologies are evolving, it is the last achievement of humanity, during its development the introduction of technical equipment in our tomorrow's more comfortable life creates opportunities for a more comfortable life in our future.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in his speech at the inauguration ceremony said: “We are open to all countries and peoples of the world. We aim to develop relations with them in the trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian, scientific, and educational spheres in the future.” declaring that the strategic goal of our foreign policy is to take our country’s relations with authoritative international organizations to a new level. In this regard, cooperation with the United States, which is considered one of the powerful countries in the North American continent, occupies a special place. In addition, the President highly appreciated the results achieved in Turkmen-American cooperation in recent years and emphasized that mutual potential can be used more widely scale. This shows that our country is open to specific proposals on promising areas of bilateral relations and is ready to make the necessary efforts in this direction.
From March 16 to April 7, 2024 an introductory visit to "Digital Technologies in Education" was arranged by the United States Department of State's “International Education Program (IVLP) of the Agency for International Development (USAID) "Supporting the improvement of public administration" (GSP) project. Delegation included specialists, teachers and students of State Service Academy under the President of Turkmenistan, i.e. specialist of the Academy's Department of Digital Systems and Information Security Annamedov Begench, teacher of the Department of Economics and Finance Gurbanov Begench and students of the master's training course Khaknazar Khudaberdiyev, Begench Annasakhedov. During the study visit organized in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, the delegation got acquainted with the achievements of joint work and emphasized the development of business cooperation to improve digital literacy, the level of digital systems and cybersecurity, trade and economic relations, environmental protection, education, and cultural systems as priority areas of cooperation. During the meeting, it became clear that Turkmenistan and the United States intend to further develop mutually beneficial cooperation that meets common interests. It was noted that all conditions are being created to activate the existing enormous opportunities and enrich them with new, specific content.
Over the past years, thousands of educational programs have been implemented in the fields of art, science, and technology by the American corners operating in the provinces of the country and in the city of Ashgabat. Last 30 years within the framework of "FLEX", "UGRAD", "Fulbright" programs more than 3,500 Turkmen students, teachers, and entrepreneurs were sent to the United States to study and improve their skills. Strengthening cooperation with the United States, which occupies a leading position in terms of economic power in the world economy, remains one of the priority areas of the foreign policy strategy of independent and eternally neutral Turkmenistan.
As a result of the training conference held during the regular visit of the Turkmen delegation to the friendly country, Turkmenistan confirmed its commitment to the US cultural and educational programs as the main direction of bilateral relations, and its digital literacy and artificial intelligence in the field of education will serve as a basis for continuing joint efforts in this field. Affirming their support for business cooperation to develop and improve cyber security, aiming to strengthen cooperation between educational institutions and private enterprises, they noted the fruitful nature of the activities in this field, and both sides are keen to further develop relations.
It is important to introduce a digital system in the departments during the ongoing work on reforming the educational system of the country in accordance with the requirements of the time. Along with the development of digital education, the entire national economy relies on modern, state-of-the-art technologies The transformation of industries to the digital economy has become one of the priorities of the state policy. The "Concept of developing the digital economy in Turkmenistan in 2019-2025" approved by the President clearly testifies to this.
The impact of the study tour in Pittsburgh, PA was an excellent opportunity for future civil servants to develop their skills, highlighting the nature of the dynamic economic, business, and cultural relationships established with major U.S. regions, and continued international relations, including the education sector.
We believe that they will make a worthy contribution to its expansion. All this is a great opportunity to bring the Turkmen-American relations, which are based on the principles of mutual advantage and equality, to a new level of development in accordance with the requirements of the third millennium, in the interest of achieving the goals of sustainable development.