{"id":7074,"date":"2019-03-03T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T05:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:45:45","slug":"meeting-with-osh-and-jalal-abad-it-sector-stakeholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/ru\/meeting-with-osh-and-jalal-abad-it-sector-stakeholders\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting with Osh and Jalal Abad IT sector stakeholders (ENG)"},"content":{"rendered":"KG Labs Research Team had traveled 300km from Bishkek to Jalal-Abad and Osh to meet with local tech community, learn from their perspectives about opportunities and challenges of IT industry, hear their voices and make sure that contribution from all parts of the country had been included in the final research.\r\n\r\nKG Labs conducted focus groups with relevant audiences, one-by-one interviews with key players as well as using observation research method.\r\n\r\nThe Goals of IT Sector Research are:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Determine the Kyrgyz Republic IT sector\u2019s potential for increased sales, jobs, and investment, inclusive of women and youth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify IT sub-sectors with the greatest potential for increasing sales, jobs, and investment inclusive of males and females, for domestic and international markets<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the most promising market segment and end markets (products\/services and customers) for the Kyrgyz Republic\u2019s IT sector<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Characterize the needs and challenges to grow high-potential sub-sectors and tap the most promising market opportunities, including needs and challenges specific to female and youth employment, and female- and youth-led firms<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify high-potential firms in high-potential sub-sectors, particularly SMEs, including those led by women and youth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Characterize geographical clusters for high-potential IT sub-sectors and market segments<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify opportunities for U.S firms to provide product and services that foster the growth of the Kyrgyz IT sector and its firms<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify needs and opportunities for IT platforms that will increase opportunities for U.S. companies across sectors to do business with the Kyrgyz Republic, such as digital trade platforms<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nResearch Project Duration:\r\n\r\nJanuary 1 &#8212; March 30, 2019\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/meeting-with-osh-and-jalal-abad-it-sector-stakeholders-04.jpg\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a372dcc1d738&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a372dcc1d738\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2889-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people sitting in a circle in a room with a banner that reads &#039;Creative thinking NEXT Great idea&#039;.\" class=\"wp-image-4445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2889-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2889-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2889-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/meeting-with-osh-and-jalal-abad-it-sector-stakeholders-04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>Participants in a meeting with Osh and Jalal Abad IT sector stakeholders in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/a> \n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a372dcc1ddfe&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a372dcc1ddfe\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2873-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people in a computer lab, discussing and standing around a table.\" class=\"wp-image-4441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2873-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2873-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2873-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kglabs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/meeting-with-osh-and-jalal-abad-it-sector-stakeholders-02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>Participants in a technology-focused meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n About USAID ECP Project:\r\n\r\nThe USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project is working to strengthen Kyrgyz firms, especially those led by women and youth, to increase sales, jobs and investment. USAID Enterprise Competitiveness Project is targeting sectors and sub-sectors with the greatest potential for growth in these areas, providing enhanced support to accelerate the growth of women- and youth-led firms, and working to improve the enabling environment for small to medium enterprise (SME) growth. The Information Technology (IT) sector has been identified among the sectors with high growth potential. The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (GoKR) is interested in understanding the extent of the IT sector\u2019s potential, including identification of most lucrative markets, and determining which sub-sectors and segments of the IT sector have the greatest potential for growth, and what needs and challenges high-potential sub-sectors face in attaining growth. 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