Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan will host one of the main Google Developers Group (GDG) events for developers - GDG DevFest for the first time, the press service of the Ministry of Public Education said.

On 24 November 2018, GDG Tashkent Group, Inha University in Tashkent (IUT) and the Youth Union of Uzbekistan with the support of Google, the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan and the UNDP Office in Uzbekistan will hold an international festival of developers GDG-Tashkent - DevFest.

DevFest is a global event, held worldwide by the Google Developers Group communities with the support of Google. As part of these events, the latest Google technologies and developments are presented and discussed with the participation of developers, IT specialists, students of IT specialties and people, who are not indifferent to modern technologies.

Google expert Eli Kaplan is expected to arrive in Uzbekistan to participate in the GDG-Tashkent - DevFest festival.

The participants of the GDG-Tashkent-DevFest Festival, including local and foreign specialists, will discuss the latest trends in the field of information technology during the day.

In particular, participants will consider the use of the blockchain, the creation of mobile applications, the use of VR/AR technologies in business, etc.

It should be recalled that since 2015 IUT has been holding Google I / O Extended Tashkent conference for young professionals. The conference serves as a platform to familiarize young specialists of Uzbekistan with the latest relevant concepts of innovative solutions from Google.