During the discussion, the parties addressed offshoring part of LINAGORA's software development processes to Uzbekistan, as well as enhancing the country's potential to serve as a development and service center for the company across Central Asia and the CIS.

Representatives of IT Park provided information on Uzbekistan's pool of qualified specialists, cost structure, and the resident company ecosystem needed to establish an offshore team, and outlined the benefits and support measures available to the company as an IT Park resident.

The parties also discussed digital solutions being developed by local IT companies and the opportunities they could offer to clients in the European market.

Particular attention was given to developing cooperation between IT Park and LINAGORA in the areas of software development and digital sovereignty. In particular, the parties considered opportunities to introduce solutions such as Twake, LinShare, and OSSA into Uzbekistan's public and private sectors.

The parties also discussed LINAGORA's experience with its OpenLLM Europe project and the LUCIE model developed under its framework.
The meeting concluded with an agreement to explore prospects for developing Uzbekistan's artificial intelligence ecosystem and for cooperation in the field of AI technologies.

Background: LINAGORA is an open-source software development company founded in 2000, headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. The company employs approximately 200 staff members. LINAGORA operates in France, Tunisia, Vietnam, and Canada, providing open-source products, services, and artificial intelligence solutions to clients in the public and private sectors.

The company's core products include the Twake Workplace suite, LinShare, LinTo, the OSSA system supporting more than 500 open-source packages, and the LUCIE artificial intelligence model, developed under the OpenLLM Europe initiative.