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Central Asia: Sustainable Development and Energy Cooperation Issues Year of publication: 2019 Author: Salygin V.I. | Petrova R.V. | Mustafinov R.K. The continuous intensification of anthropogenic activities leads to a number of ecological imbalances and negatively affects the carrying capacity of the biosphere. Synthesis of theoretical developments of the global environmental agenda and issues of socio-economic development is reflected in the theses of the concept of sustainable development. The paper provides a detailed analysis of optimal options for reducing environmental and social risks on a regional scale by adapting international experience to the existing fragmented hydro-energy system Central Asia. 
Improving the Quality of Professional Training of Graduates of Higher Technical Educational Institutions of Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2021 Author: Nazira Akhmedova | Nodira Ergasheva The article deals with the satisfaction of the needs and interests of students of higher educational institutions related to their future professional activities and special training, the introduction of new state educational standards, structural reform and modernization of higher education, updating the content of vocational education, educational technologies, forms of organization of the educational process to be solved with with the help of independent work, and advanced training of students. 
Manuscript Heritage of Uzbekistan and Its Current State Year of publication: 2021 Author: Asror Abdukhakimov The study of the cultural and educational heritage of past centuries, developed by the entire history of mankind, is one of the main tasks in the construction of a new society and its culture, because only accurate knowledge of culture and science created by the entire development of mankind, and their processing can build a progressive culture. Of particular importance in this is the study of medieval written sources, which are one of the main sources of information about the historical past of people. 
Central Asian States in the International Rankings of Democracy Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: E.G. Garbuzarova Each Central Asian state has its own features and dynamics/statics of democratic transit, but they are all united by the personification of power and loyalty to the autocrat rather than to the political institutions. The author attempts to trace the current state of the political systems of Central Asian states, highlighting the positive and negative trends in their democratization. 
The Issues of Improving the Inclusive Education System in Uzbekistan (Open Education; vol. 26, no. 2) Year of publication: 2022 Author: Makhmutkhodjaeva L.S. The article explores the experience of foreign and Central Asian countries in developing inclusive education. Especially, the situation with the education of persons with disabilities in Uzbekistan is being reviewed, besides, the access of children to get an education, as well as receiving vocational and higher education is being studied in addition to the legislative framework in this specialty. It is noted that the problem of education for disabled people is one of the central issues for the republic. 
The Situation of the Russian Speaking Population in Central Asia: To the Historiography of the Problem (Post-Soviet Continent; Year of publication: 2023 Author: Марина Авимская Corporate author: ИНСТИТУТ СТРАН СНГ At present, the position of the Russian and Russian-speaking population is one of the most important problems in the domestic and foreign policy of the states - the former Soviet republics of the USSR and a significant aspect of their relationship with the Russian Federation. In this regard, this problem has been attracting increased attention of researchers (primarily historians and political scientists) from Russia and neighboring countries for quite a long time. The article deals with the issue of the situation of the Russian and Russian-speaking population in the post-Soviet period and how it is covered in modern Russian scientific literature over the past five years (2017–2021), using the example of the countries of Central Asia. 
The SCO’s Role in Countering Terrorism in Central Asian Countries (Post-Soviet Studies; Vol.5, No.8) Year of publication: 2022 Author: А. К. Румянцева | К. Х. Рахимов Terrorism is one of the main threats to the security of humanity in the modern world. The intensification of the activities of the terrorist underground in the countries of Central Asia and the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan raises the problem of terrorism to a new level and calls on the countries of this region to assist international and regional organizations in resolving this issue. Among the most actively developing interregional organizations in the Central Asian region is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The central goals of the SCO are directly related to countering and combating the "three evils": terrorism, separatism and extremism. The relevance of this paper relates to the growth of radicalization in the Central Asian region, as a result of which the proposed article analyzes the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in countering terrorism in the countries of the Central Asian region, examines the history of the origin and emergence of terrorism in this region, reveals in detail the key areas of the organization. In addition, the main adopted international legal documents on combating terrorism have been studied, on the basis of which the main stages of the development of cooperation between the member states of the organization for the implementation of anti-terrorist activities of the SCO are observed. Particularly successful cooperation in the fight against terrorism is noted in the conduct of joint anti-terrorist exercises within the framework of the organization's activities, and the activities of the SCO RATS are also considered in detail. The purpose of the article is to assess the potential of the SCO in terms of responding to new security challenges of the member states, primarily in the Central Asian region. To achieve the goal, the following research methods were used: theoretical and methodological analysis, descriptive method, and content analysis. The authors come to the conclusion that at the present stage the SCO is the most influential integration in the space of Central Asia. The organization's anti-terrorist activities show that this field is one of the most successful within the organization's work. 
The Russian Language in the Central Asian Region Year of publication: 2014 Author: Ksenia .P. Borishpolets This article focuses on the role of the Russian language in Central Asia and The Russian language has been used in Central Asia for a long time now. 
Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies Year of publication: 2012 Author: Suvi Tuominen Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) UNESCO has been actively involved in developing foundations for media and information literacy to assist Member States in pursuing the achievement of the objectives of the Grünwald Declaration (1982), the Alexandria Declaration (2005) and the UNESCO Paris Agenda (2007) related to MIL.The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education commissioned this Handbook, which is intended to become a useful tool that would equip teacher training institutions and facilitate teaching media and information literacy in teacher training, to the Finnish Society on Media Education. This Handbook should help teachers to enhance their media and information literacy and encourage them to take up media education in the classroom. The main target group is teachers of secondary schools who are either in training or in service. The Handbook provides teachers with basic knowledge on media and information literacy, and the way these skills can be taught.The Finnish Society on Media Education (www.mediaeducation.fi – FSME), founded in 2005 by Finnish researchers and practitioners in media education, is an association operating nation-wide in two main languages (Finnish and Swedish). The goal of FSME activities is to support and develop the field of research and practices concerning media education, contribute to the public debate and provide opportunities to share media educational experiences online and offline. 
AI in Education: Change at the Speed of Learning Year of publication: 2020 Author: Steven Duggan Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) The policy brief “AI in Education: Change at the Speed of Learning” published by the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) opens a new series of publications “Digital Transformation of Education”. The new publication describes the advancements in technology, including data, analytics and personalized learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and machine learning, and explores the promises of AI for students, teachers, school leaders, parents and education administrators. The publication also highlights the ethical aspects of AI implementation and challenges that it might bring.