A republican competition "Most Innovative Idea" will be held in universities.

According to the decree, starting from 2026, a republican competition "Most Innovative Idea" will be held annually to identify ideas with high potential for transformation into startup projects.

Also, the competition will be held in state higher educational institutions, and the winners will receive a grant of 100 million soums, and the republican stage will be held in 10 areas, with a prize fund of 10 billion soums from the Science Financing and Innovation Support Fund.

Starting September 1, 2026, the "Universities - Startup Generator" program will be implemented in higher education institutions. Including:

• student accelerators are being introduced in higher educational institutions in cooperation with IT-parks and venture funds;

• internships and exchange programs with prestigious international accelerators and universities are established for students;

• higher educational organizations are granted the right to invest their own funds in promising startup projects of students and researchers in the equivalent of up to 20 thousand US dollars per project through incubation centers and student accelerators;

• student accelerators provide for the positions of "startup manager" and "startup tracker."