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Abstract

This article examines the process of digitizing National Occupational Classification (NOC-2025) in Uzbekistan, developed on the basis of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08), and the possibilities of applying artificial intelligence technologies to it. Although this classification exists today in a national form, and its digitization and the introduction of artificial intelligence elements to it based on modern technologies remain a pressing issue. In order to digitize the classification, international systems such as the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08, ILO), European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO), Occupational Information Network (O*NET, USA) and National Occupational Classification (NOC, Canada) have been analysed, and their approaches to digitization, automation and the application of artificial intelligence technologies has been studied. The results of the study show that digitizing the NOC-2025 classification based on artificial intelligence will expand the possibilities for effective management of the Uzbek labour market, the quick addition of new professions to the classification, and the recognition of professional qualifications in international labour migration processes.

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