The Forum for Uzbek and Silk Road Studies (FUSRS) is hosting a conference to debate and discuss trends, achievements, challenges and solutions in digitalisation and the digital transformation of public services, businesses and broader society in countries over the Silk Road and beyond.
Titled ‘WIUT-UW Computing Conference 2022: Digitalisation and Digital Transformation over Silk Road’, it will bring together academics, students, professionals and digital business developers and will focus on the enhancement of life standards of people and opportunities for industries in the region.
The conference is a joint initiative between Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) and the University of Westminster in London. It is organised to broaden and strengthen university-research-industry links among organisations, businesses and individuals contributing to the expansion of the digital economy in the national and international marketplace.
WIUT is inviting professionals, academics, postgraduate and doctorate students as well as business practitioners in Uzbekistan and abroad to participate at the conference with their applied and policy making research contributions, business solutions, and/or digital products related to the thematic areas outlined on the conference website.
Accepted contributions will appear in Conference proceedings published by University of Westminster Press. Selected presentations will be invited to submit full papers for their proposals to a special issue of Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Studies.
Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Development, published by the University of Westminster Press, exists to promote evidence-based scholarly research in social sciences and public policy studies that make the affairs of the Great Silk Road countries an area of significant interest, scholarship and impact. The journal supports the conference activities and a special conference issue will be commissioned – SilkRoaDigital2022.
The conference takes place on 18 May 2022 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and will be hosted in-person and online to bring together attendees in Tashkent and virtual participants.
Professor Roland Dannreuther, Professor of International Relations and Forum Director, said: “I am delighted to support this timely and important conference on the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation in the countries of the Silk Road region and beyond. This academic exchange will foster greater cooperation and understanding of this increasingly significant and dynamic region.”
Find out more and submit a proposal via the conference website.
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