REGIONAL MODELLING OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF QASHQADARYO REGION

The present work deals with the socio-economic efficiency of the development of transport service in the Qashqadaryo region of Uzbekistan in 2024-2025 from the regional model perspective. The study shows the importance of transport for economic performance, social accessibility and institutional reform in a transitional setting. Evidence is found that investment in transport services brought about tangible gains in employment generation, access to rural areas, and contribution to the regional GDP from the transport sector. The growing use of information and communications technology in the region, the increasing involvement of the private sector in these sectors, and the emergence of new public sector investment in these areas can further illustrate that regional efforts are increasingly oriented toward national modernisation.