Yogesh Kumar · Country Representative — Digital Transformation Programs 2030
Video Interviews
Explore interviews and conversations with Yogesh Kumar on AI education, digital transformation, and opportunities connecting India with Uzbekistan and Central Asia, including the Five Million AI Prompters initiative and partnerships supporting Uzbekistan's digital ambitions.
1:08100 AI excellence labs: the next level of educational reform in Uzbekistan
Yogesh Kumar describes plans to set up 100 AI excellence labs powered by IT Park, with train-the-trainer programmes for team leaders, and explains why the next five to ten years can create thousands of jobs.Watch interview
1:06Five Million AI Prompters and India's labs ambition
Yogesh Kumar on Uzbekistan's Five Million AI Prompters vision, how he aligns it with India's large-scale innovation labs programme, and why a country grows when its young citizens grow.Watch interview
0:44Deep-rooted culture: what connects India and Uzbekistan day to day
A personal reflection on the cultural closeness between India and Uzbekistan — tradition, hospitality and shared food such as the samosa — and why that warmth makes cooperation easier.Watch interview
0:58IT Park Tashkent: infrastructure, low compute cost and the right time to build
Yogesh Kumar traces IT Park from its 2019 beginnings to today's network of parks, and explains why ready infrastructure, low operating costs and strong local talent make this the moment to invest and teach.Watch interview
0:56A decade of momentum: investment interest across Central Asia to 2030
On the investment push from the Middle East, India and within Central Asia, the change in mindset he observed on the ground, and why the transformation agenda running to 2030 points to a full decade of movement.Watch interview
0:57Onboarding as a global specialist: the IT visa experience in Uzbekistan
Yogesh Kumar recalls receiving his ID card in February 2025, describes the onboarding process as smooth, and credits the teams that help specialists from around the world join the country's digital transformation.Watch interview
0:24Entering a new region: optimising resources with IT Park
A short, practical note on what companies need when they build a footprint in a new region, and how IT Park helps them optimise resources.Watch interview
0:42Founding a technology company in partnership with IT Park
Yogesh Kumar on founding AKA Global Tech in 2025 in partnership with IT Park, and building platforms that grow exports, create jobs and connect Uzbekistan with the global technology community.Watch interview
0:49From the Himalayan mountains to Tashkent: a personal introduction
Yogesh Kumar introduces himself — born in the remote Himalayan mountains of India, grandson of a farmer, son of a soldier, and a lifelong believer in science.Watch interview
0:34AI is a journey: rethinking how people search, learn and work
Yogesh Kumar contrasts the old habit of typing a question into a search engine with what AI now makes possible, and frames artificial intelligence as a journey that begins with a single step.Watch interview
1:37Twenty AI labs a year: a five-year plan for skills and jobs
The full plan behind the AI excellence labs — 100 labs over five years, twenty each year, built with IT Park and local partners, teaching practical, real-time industry cases rather than theory, with the aim of creating over a thousand jobs.Watch interview
0:08Agri-trade on the floor: cereals from Punjab at a Tashkent exhibition
A short exhibition-floor moment during agricultural trade discussions in Uzbekistan, where Yogesh Kumar raises sourcing of grains and cereals from Punjab, India.Watch interview
0:37ICT Week Uzbekistan: a message in Hindi from the Indian community in Tashkent
Speaking in Hindi as a member of the Indian community in Tashkent during ICT Week, Yogesh Kumar promotes artificial intelligence in education, industry and healthcare, and India's contribution to these fields.Watch interview
0:50In conversation in Tashkent: why the region is a place to invest
A locally recorded interview in Tashkent with Yogesh Kumar as CEO of Akasoft, covering the welcome he received, the culture and people of the region, and why he encourages others to visit and invest.Watch interview
1:11Agriculture technology walkthrough: dairy equipment and inputs trade
An exhibition walkthrough where Yogesh Kumar reviews milking machines and their capacity with an exhibitor, and asks about demand for agricultural inputs such as fertilisers from India.Watch interview
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