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Over the past 35 years, competition policy has come a long way — from limiting monopolies to promoting competition**,** protecting consumer rights, and introducing digital technologies. Greater emphasis has been placed on the scientific foundations of competition policy: the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center under the Committee for Competition Development and Consumer Protection has established research and analytical activities, strengthening research and analysis to support decision-making in the field. Scientific market analysis has been strengthened: market saturation analyses have been conducted for more than 100 products. Modern econometric models, including the ARIMA model, are used to forecast prices of products such as eggs, milk, potatoes, rice, and meat, achieving forecast accuracy of up to 80%. New criteria for assessing the competitive environment have been developed: indices focused on business activity, regional competitiveness, and competition development have been developed and introduced into practice. This work was recognized at the “SCIENCE AND INNOVATION AWARDS – 2025” event in the “Best Research Center of the Year” category. The Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center has been recognized as a research and analytical center: it was included in the TOP 20 think tanks in an analytical ranking of think tanks in Uzbekistan. More details: in the National News Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA)
New Economic Drivers of Syrdarya: More Than 100 Projects Discussed by Deputies
In accordance with the instructions of the Head of our State, and based on the principle of “Think Tank — Hokimiyat — Council of People’s Deputies,” the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center developed Roadmaps aimed at utilizing existing reserves and opportunities in the districts and cities of Syrdarya Region. These Roadmaps were discussed today at the 41st session of the Council of People’s Deputies of Syrdarya Region. Based on the analysis, untapped reserves, systemic challenges, and new growth opportunities in the regions were identified, with more than 100 measures outlined within the framework of the Roadmaps. These measures will help mobilize the existing potential in industry, agriculture, services, and transport and logistics, facilitate the implementation of new projects, and expand the drivers of regional economic growth. At the session, tasks were defined to ensure the implementation of the measures outlined in the Roadmaps, as well as to establish systematic oversight and monitoring of their implementation.
Artificial intelligence in public procurement: a new stage of risk management
As the volume of data and the number of transactions in public procurement continue to grow, artificial intelligence technologies can become not only a tool for automating oversight, but also an instrument for early risk detection. In international practice, Machine Learning, LLM, and RPA technologies are being used to analyze tender data, identify suspicious pricing, competitive anomalies, and potential collusion. For example, Brazil’s “Alice” system analyzed nearly 191,000 procurement procedures in 2023, providing grounds for the initiation of 203 audits*. At the same time, the average time required to initiate an audit* was reduced from 400 days to 8 days.* The key takeaway for Uzbekistan is that AI should not replace human decision-making, but rather multiply the analytical capabilities of oversight authorities. Therefore, introducing an AI-based risk analytics module into the public procurement platform would enable the early detection of suspicious procurements, help protect the competitive environment, and direct oversight resources towards cases with the highest levels of risk.
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