On December 15-16 of this year, an international scientific-practical conference on the topic “Regional characteristics, conditions and prospects of tourism development in the digital economy” was held in Samarkand State University named after Sharaf Rashidov. At this conference, Tony Zou, Vice-Rector of our university, spoke on the topic “AI and Smart Destination: Frontier Theories and Best Practices”. Tony Zou reviewed the progress of AI technologies in his career and their application in the tourism industry, especially in tourism destination, and expressed his views on the establishment of research and production practices.

Deputy Governor of Samarkand region Rustam Kobilov, scientists from Russia, Poland, Tajikistan, India, Germany and Uzbekistan attended the conference.