The First Uzbekistan–Slovenia Innovation Projects Forum to Be Held within InnoWeek-2026

      On 27 October this year, the first Uzbekistan–Slovenia Innovation Projects Forum will be held in Tashkent as part of the INNOWEEK-2026 International Week of Innovative Ideas. The event is jointly organized by the Agency for Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and SPIRIT Slovenia.

     The Forum aims to expand practical cooperation between Uzbekistan and Slovenia in the fields of science, technology, and innovation, while fostering direct partnerships among the two countries’ universities, technology parks, innovation centers, and business entities.

     The programme includes the exchange of best practices on the commercialization of innovative developments, technology transfer, the establishment of university spin-off companies, and the development of eco-technology hubs.

      In addition, B2B meetings and U2U (University-to-University) networking sessions will be held with the participation of universities, technology parks, scientific and innovation organizations, as well as business representatives from Uzbekistan and Slovenia.

      The meetings will focus on proposals for developing joint projects, introducing promising technologies, and bringing them to the market.

     The Forum is expected to result in:

• the exchange of experience in technology transfer and the commercialization of innovative developments;
• the advancement of university spin-off companies and eco-technology hubs;
• the establishment of direct partnerships between organizations of Uzbekistan and Slovenia;
• the identification of promising joint projects and future areas of cooperation;
• the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and other cooperation agreements between interested organizations.

The Forum will serve as an important platform for bringing together the scientific and innovation potential of Uzbekistan and Slovenia, facilitating the practical implementation of promising developments, and strengthening long-term cooperation between the innovation ecosystems of the two countries.