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equal access to the educational content To work with the platform, the person can during the lesson in a couple of minutes. It
that contributes to the digital equality use any device with an Internet connection, is also possible to write messages to the
and increase in the academic level in the such as a computer, laptop, tablet, or parents relating to the student’s behavior.
country. The government authorities have mobile phone. The Kundalik.com website There is no need to take a roll call, carry
quick access to up-to-date information is located in the TAS-IX zone, and Internet around heavy paper class-books or wait for
relating to the education system condition, traffic (including with the help of mobile another teacher to return the class-book.

“One of the main objectives of the Ministry of Public

Education is to develop comfortable work conditions for
the teachers. While using up-to-date technologies, we want
to significantly reduce the paperwork in schools and the
related burden on the teachers. Moreover, we will create a
tool for managing the educational process and generating
objective reports relating to the students’ attendance and
academic performance”
- H.E. Mr. Sarvar Babakhodzhaev, then Deputy Minister of
Public Education of Uzbekistan

required reporting and analytics for operators) is not consumed during the With over 15 years of expe-
informed management. platform operation time.
rience in digital transfor-
The first platform implementation was A mobile application has also been mation of education and
commenced in the schools in Tashkent. developed for the teachers. This app allows
Currently, Kundalik has been implemented to work without an Internet connection. government institutions,
in all regions of Uzbekistan. In total, the Kundalik facilitates the work process and Kundalik International is
platform is used by more than 10 thousand saves time of the teachers that can be
schools in the country. In 2022/2023 usefully spent on the creative or additional the operator and private
academic year, 244 million lessons development of students, or personal partner for digitalization
have been conducted in the schools in professional development. The reports of education in several
Uzbekistan with the help of Kundalik, 2 are generated in an automatic mode, the
billion grades have been issued. grades are entered into the class-book CIS countries with more
than 59 thousand schools
“When I completed the online training conducted by the connected & 30 million
Kundalik supervisors, the platform operating principle users registered
became clear, and I decided to help all teachers, show
them how to develop and import the lesson plans, issue In April 2021, Kundalik together with a

the grades for school terms and examinations, indicate the partner launched a project to develop
class attendance and absenteeism for no reason. Based a multi-service online platform for
supplementary mastering of disciplines
on the work experience as an administrator, I can say that as a part of the school curriculum. The
Kundalik improves the quality of educational process, project includes a design tool, a catalogue
saves time that has been previously spent on paperwork, of academic applications that are grouped
by the disciplines, classes or contents
helps the teacher prepare video lessons, and also makes of textbooks included in the republican
the student assessment system transparent” list. Moreover, the platform provides the
distance learning services, motivation and
- Mr. Zhasurbek Makhmudov, a teacher of mathematics gamification tools. The digital profile of a
at the State Specialized Boarding School No. 7 of the student demonstrates information relating
to the diplomas, medals, or achievements.
Chustskiy district in the Namangan region At present, the teacher can develop own

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