Some data on Uzbekistan's state portal has not been updated for years.

Outdated data and non-functional services have been discovered on Uzbekistan's state portal for open access to information. Blogger and digital security expert Shukhrat Kurbanov pointed out this problem.

The open data portal, launched on March 19, 2015, was originally created as a unified platform for the systematic storage of machine-readable information from government agencies. This data was intended to be used by citizens, businesses, and developers to create information systems, applications, and various digital services.

Over the 11 years of its existence, the portal has expanded significantly. Currently, data.egov.uz contains over 13,000 datasets, information from 163 organizations, and over 106,000 web services. However, according to Kurbanov, the large amount of published information does not always guarantee its relevance. After checking several sections, the expert identified data that, he claimed, had not been updated for years, and some related services were non-functional.

As an example, Kurbanov cited a tax dataset on labeled alcohol and tobacco products, the last update of which was dated September 15, 2023.

In the cadastre section, he found data on administrative-territorial units and addresses that were last updated on May 15, 2024. However, the corresponding web service listed on the portal is currently not functioning.

Podrobno.uz also verified the published datasets. For example, in the Customs Committee section, the "List of generally binding regulatory legal acts in the sphere of customs payments" dataset contains 241 records, but the most recent one is dated March 3, 2022.

Another example is public transport data. According to the portal, this dataset was last updated on December 14, 2022, meaning it has not been updated for more than three and a half years.

According to the expert, the problem is not limited to outdated information. Relevant and accessible government data could form the basis for the development of numerous useful digital services and startups. Kurbanov cited examples such as construction permit registries, data on emergency and scheduled power, water, and gas outages, GPS information on public transportation, trademark and patent databases, and information on registered medications and their maximum prices.

"Either the portal has become unnecessary, or the person in charge of the portal in charge has suddenly stopped being responsible for it. Either way, it's a shame, because such open data services are an excellent foundation for many startups," Kurbanov commented.

While the resource's statistics display tens of thousands of data sets, businesses are faced with broken links and outdated registries. Without strict control over update procedures, the resource, originally conceived as a driver of the IT economy, risks becoming a purely formal digital storefront.