Statistical analysis and data gathering in the time of digital transformation in the Republic of Uzbekistan: theoretical and methodological reflections

The paper is oriented toward understanding the reality of data gathering and statistical analysis in the Republic of Uzbekistan during the exponential data growth and machine learning development. It begins with a review of the historical background of data gathering in the country and an examination of its structures. Then, it reviews the general trends of modernization of government statistics in the country. After examining the key features of the digital transformation processes in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the paper discusses what has already been effectively accomplished in Uzbekistan. In what follows, the paper reviews new trends in statistical analysis developed worldwide and discusses what has to be done in Uzbekistan. The paper develops the provisions and directions of analysis substantiated in the course of a longitudinal study conducted in Uzbekistan in 2021-2024 and presented at the 16th International Conference on Information Technology (Orlando, CSIT 2025) В работе развиваются положения и направления анализа, обоснованные в ходе лонгитюдного исследования, проведенного в Узбекистане в 2021-2024 гг. и представленные на 16 Международной конференции по информационным технологиям (Orlando, CSIT 2025).