26-29 May 2025 - Consultation visit to Uzbekistan

From 26 to 29 May 2025, P101 team conducted an intensive consultation visit to Uzbekistan (Tashkent and Navoi) under the EU CBRN CoE Project 101 – Enhancement of CBRN Critical Infrastructure Protection and (Cyber-)Security in the South-East and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East regions. 

Key highlights from the Consultation visit:

✅ Engaged with over +30 national stakeholders, including cybersecurity agencies, civil protection, chemical industry leaders, and health institutions.

✅ In-depth technical site visit to Navoiyazot Chemical Facility, featuring a live emergency drill, cybersecurity briefing, and interest in digital twin pilot applications.

✅ Strategic dialogues with the National Security Council and Ministry of Emergency Situations on space-based technologies, dam risk modelling, and CBRN risk preparedness.

✅ Strong interest from stakeholders in scenario modelling tools (ALOHA, ADAM, PRIMARISK), cybersecurity law development, and risk-based infrastructure mapping.

✅ Coordinated synergies with the P101-RN* project funded by the Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet (DSA) on radiological & nuclear waste control in Central Asia.

This visit represents a key milestone in building a shared roadmap for national and regional resilience – integrating legislative, and (cyber-)security dimensions.

P101 is implemented by ISTC (International Science and Technology Center) and funded by the 🇪🇺 European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) with the support from UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and the JRC - Joint Research Centre.

*P101-RN is an embedded additional activity under Project P101. A targeted initiative funded by Direktoratet for strålevern og atomsikkerhet (DSA) focusing specifically on Radiological and Nuclear (RN) waste monitoring and security in Central Asia. This initiative supports the overall objectives of P101 by piloting advanced solutions for cyber-physical protection of RN-critical infrastructures, particularly in relation to legacy mining waste. It includes the development and deployment of hybrid IT/OT digital twin platform, integrating real-time data, remote sensing, and scenario-based risk modeling.

Many thanks to the CBRN National Focal Point from Uzbekistan Otabek Kasimov, the UNICRI Regional Secretariat represented by Nargizakhon Usmanova and the OSA (On-site Technical Assistance) Expert Zavkibek Tilyakov for their support.

More information on: 

🔹 P101 - www.P101.expert

🔹 P101-RN - www.p101.expert/dsa