The conference aimed at discussing the issues of building of innovative thinking in the youth, development of mechanisms for implementation of this task, support and encouragement of their innovative initiatives, projects and products. In its election program the party pointed out that ‘its activities in economy sector will focus on deepening the social orientation of the market economy, which should fairly transform the results of economic growth into improvement of living standards of different social groups and strata of the population’.

SDPU Adolat considers its uppermost task to build an innovation-targeted economy in Uzbekistan, the development of which would best empower scientific and technical potential. The Party attaches key importance to measures on restructuring of the economy and its upgrade, technical and technological extension of production. The economy should be based on the latest achievements of science and technology, on the effective management of economic processes and the education system that brings forward innovative thinking. A particular importance is attached to the development and practical implementation of ‘national innovation system’, since the next few years will be determinant for the transition to an innovative economy based on promising ideas, inventions, and the ability to introduce them quickly.

The Party monitors the development and introduction of mechanisms to promote the reduction of energy intensity, strict saving mode, reduction of production costs and price, the use of renewable energy sources. The Party attaches a great importance to promotion of competitive energy market through integrated development of all kinds of alternative energy production.

Presenting their research projects and products young people expressed their views on the development of innovative technologies in various sectors of the economy, proposed a number of innovative technological ideas on upgrade of enterprises, plants, and tools for human resources management in the developing market economy.

“My project on organization of a special laboratory for cultivation of aquatic plants was considered the best in the competition for the Top Social Business Idea - 2011,” said Shavkat Asimov, a student of Tashkent Chemical Engineering Institute. “I hope the outcomes of my research will be used in future in obtaining the biologically active substances from aquatic plants and in industry.”