In order to expand e-commerce opportunities for small business entities in the regions of the republic, a four-day intensive training course titled “Promising directions of modern e-commerce in Uzbekistan, working on marketplaces, participation in exchange trading and Public procurement” was organized at the Graduate school of business and entrepreneurship for employees of its regional branches.

The training course focused on the use of international electronic platforms, studying the activities of e-commerce participants (sellers, buyers, marketplaces) and the specifics of participation of business entities in public, corporate and exchange-based electronic procurement.

The sessions featured presentations by the leading expert of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan, S. Akhmedov; specialists of the JSC “Uzbek Commodity Exchange” Kh. Kurganbekova and K. Alimov; as well as the trade operations manager of Wildberries, K. Pazliyev.

During the course, participants became familiar with the Wildberries international platform, learned about the opportunities for conducting e-commerce on this platform, and studied the specifics of conducting business operations on electronic platforms for various categories of entrepreneurs. Participants were also introduced to the mechanisms of selling goods in international markets through the Wildberries marketplace.

The sessions included presentations on electronic public procurement, information about the activities of the Uzbek Republican Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, types of electronic trading platforms, conditions for participation of business entities in exchange trading, as well as participation in exhibition-fair trading, auction trading, online stores, the process of placing product offers and the procedures for conducting exchange trading.

In addition, detailed information was provided on the procedures for conducting public procurement by enterprises and organizations with state ownership, the conditions for placing procurement proposals and the specifics of conducting trade transactions within the framework of public procurement.

As a result of the training course, participants acquired new skills and knowledge in the field of e-commerce, learned how to use sales tools on the international Wildberries marketplace and studied the mechanisms and procedures for conducting electronic trading on various electronic platforms, including the participation of entrepreneurs in electronic public procurement.