With the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an international practical conference KazHackStan 2023 will be held on topical issues of cybersecurity, which will be held from September 13-15, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan (at 90 Abai Avenue) with the participation of state regulators of a number of countries, foreign experts, practitioners in the field of cybersecurity.

         Within the framework of the event, MDDIAI of the Republic of Kazakhstan organizes interdepartmental consultations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states on the issue of international information security, at which Kazakhstan's initiative to create an Information Security Center will be discussed.

         In addition, the Ministry, together with the Center for Analysis and Investigation of Cyber Attacks, plans to conduct a training/workshop within the framework of the KazHackStan international conference.  

         It should also be noted that a cyberpolygon will be organized, simulating a critically important object of informatization, as well as an exhibition area to demonstrate modern solutions in the field of information security (for more information, see https://kazhackstan.com ).

From May 22nd to May 23rd, 2023, the Sub-Regional Training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Security for representatives from Central Asian countries and Mongolia took place in the city of Astana. The event was organized jointly by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the support of the United Kingdom.

The training brought together cybersecurity experts from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, and Tajikistan. The event served as a significant platform for international cooperation aimed at enhancing cybersecurity and fostering the development of ICT in the region.

The opening of the training was attended by the Vice-Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, Askar Serikovich Zhambakin, the ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the permanent representative of North Macedonia to the OSCE, and the deputy head of the OSCE Program Office in Astana.

In his welcome speech, A.S. Zhambakin emphasized Kazakhstan's commitment to active collaboration with international organizations, including the OSCE, in the exchange of expertise and coordinated efforts to combat cybercrime. He expressed confidence that joint endeavors would contribute to creating a secure and resilient digital world for citizens and the business sector.

The objective of the training was to establish a platform for knowledge and experience exchange and to discuss current issues and challenges in the field of cybersecurity and information and communication technologies.

Kazakhstan is strengthening partnership with France in the field of digitalization, space and aerospace technologies. 

Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan Bagdat Mussin has completed a visit to France. The purpose of this trip is to deepen cooperation and develop innovations in strategically important areas for Kazakhstan: within the framework of the meetings, issues of cooperation in the field of digitalization, the aerospace industry, as well as the development of inclusiveness in the provision of Internet services for hard–to-reach locations were discussed. Thus, the visit organized with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the French Republic was an important step in strengthening cooperation and exchange of experience between Kazakhstan and France.

During the visit, Bagdat Mussin held a meeting with the Co-Chairman of the Kazakh-French Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Development (IPC), Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad Olivier Becht, as well as with the heads of leading enterprises in the field of digitalization, aerospace industry and experts in the field of aerospace technologies.

«Kazakhstan is an important strategic partner for France, ensuring the country's energy security. At the same time, it is important to develop ties in high-tech industries, such as the space industry and digitalization», - Olivier Becht noted during the meeting.

Thus, during the meetings with Thales Alenia Space, the prospects of joint projects in the field of creating communication satellites to replace the KazSat satellites and remote sensing satellites, that are completing their service life, were discussed, and with Airbus Defense and Space – issues of the development of the assembly and test complex and satellite production. As a result, Kazakhstan plans to produce communication satellites together with French specialists, the first Kazakh-built device is planned to be launched in 2026.

In addition, Bagdat Mussin discussed with his French colleagues plans and programs aimed at promoting digitalization in both countries, in particular, the minister stressed the importance of digital infrastructures, the development of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital platforms. 

The delegation from Kazakhstan also held a meeting with French partners – Eutelsat-One Web, ReOrbit and SES companies, discussing various strategies and technological solutions to ensure equal access to digital opportunities to provide communication to remote settlements and provide Internet access to hard-to-reach locations using low-orbit satellite groupings represented by these companies.

Bagdat Mussin expressed confidence that these meetings and negotiations will serve as an impetus for strengthening cooperation between Kazakhstan and France in the field of digitalization, space, aerospace technologies, as well as in creating a more accessible and inclusive digital environment for all citizens. 

Olivier Becht thanked the Kazakh side for its assistance in the implementation of the system for collecting data on air passengers. It should be noted, that Idemia is implementing a project in Kazakhstan to introduce an information system for collecting data on air passengers (APCAS) through a joint venture Qazaqstan Identity & Security (QIS). The system is currently in trial operation.

«The Ministry will actively continue to work on the implementation of agreed ideas and plans, ensuring sustainable growth and development in the digital age. Strengthening the partnership between Kazakhstan and France in the field of digitalization, space, aerospace technologies and providing communications to remote settlements is an important step towards achieving digital transformation and sustainable development for our country», - Bagdat Mussin concluded.

(Photo credit: ESCAP Photo/ Philip PM Janikowski)

From May 15 to May 19, the 79th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) is takes  place in Bangkok, the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. During his speech, Vice Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Askar Zhambakin, presented Kazakhstan's initiative to establish the UN Digital Solutions Center for Sustainable Development in Central Asia. The idea of creating this center was welcomed by  61 participating countries, observers and international organizations The 79th annual session of UN ESCAP is dedicated to the theme "Accelerating Action on Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region for Sustainable Development." This session serves as a valuable platform for strengthening regional cooperation in addressing climate change issues at regional and global levels.

During the session, the participating countries noted with appreciation the initiative of Kazakhstan on to establish  the UN ESCAP Digital Solutions Center for Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan. The centre aims to provide practical digital solutions in Central Asia and beyond, which will be a significant achievement for  Kazakhstan on the global stage.

"We are promoting the idea of creating this centre in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on the instructions of the Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Additionally, the President tasked us to ensure the role of a Eurasian Hub. Undoubtedly, the successful promotion of the idea and its unanimous support was greatly influenced by the authority of the Head of State on the global stage, as well as the image of our country built through the President's policies," said Bagdat Mussin, the Minister of Digital Development.

This new centre will play a significant role in advancing digital cooperation and inclusivity. In the future, implementating of the initiative to create this center will allow the integration efforts of the region's countries in jointly and promptly respond to external challenges in the global digital space. The collaborative work of member States will also enable regional cooperation and the creation of export-oriented innovative breakthrough projects under the Central Asian brand and link them with the rest of the region.

The session participants also welcomed the delivery of the first-ever UN ESCAP Digital Ministerial Conference on Digital Transformation (DMC) in Kazakhstan. The DMC will take place in the capital of Kazakhstan in the fall of 2024, with the participation of ministers from 60 countries. It will be dedicated to mplementing   digital technologies and support mechanism of digital transformation for achieving sustainable development goals through regional technological initiatives, including implementation of the Asian-Pacific Information Superhighway Action Plan 2022-2026.

"Holding the Digital Ministerial Conference specifically in Kazakhstan will be an important step for our country's development in digital technologies and the entire Central Asian region. The initiatives declared by the President of our country regarding achieving carbon neutrality and confirming our international commitments, particularly in the environmental sphere, have received broad support from the international community. The high level of this conference underscores our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and the special attention that UN ESCAP member states pay to the development of regional technological initiatives," concluded Bagdat Mussin.

The activities of the hub will cover the countries of Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia and Pakistan.

“The localization of Microsoft's activities will allow Kazakhstan to become a center of attraction for technologies and advanced solutions on a regional scale. Thus, being the center of technological development and innovation of Microsoft, the hub will be able to become a driver for the development of human capital and strengthening the national economy by stimulating the production and export of products from non-commodity technology industries,” said Minister of Digital Development Bagdat Musin.

Moreover, “The creation of the Microsoft Regional Hub is of great importance for Kazakhstan. Your country has all the relevant infrastructure. We will be happy to work here and implement joint projects,” added Sergey Leshchenko, General Director of the Microsoft office in Kazakhstan.

In addition, it was discussed the issue of expanding the use of the Kazakh language in more corporation services, including ChatGPT.

Recall that in September last year, as part of a visit to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, met with Michel Simmons, General Director of Microsoft Corporation for Central and Eastern Europe. During the meeting, issues of further cooperation were discussed, in particular, the expansion of the Kazakhstan office to a regional hub.

In March, during Bagdat Musin's official visit to Silicon Valley, the Microsoft again touched upon the prospects for expanding the office in Kazakhstan.

Cloud computing has revolutionized the world in the recent years by democratizing the access to technologies like AI and many more. Now companies in Kazakhstan can use AWS services locally and access cloud even more easily.

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses around the world in the form of web services -- now known as cloud computing. Cloud computing is available everywhere after connecting to the network – very much like electricity. And what’s most important is that customers pay only for what they use. This helps companies to scale when suddenly people start using their solutions globally – they can add IT resources immediately. That is why Netflix, Meta (Facebook), Tinder, Uber and many other companies run on AWS cloud.

Last year, AWS announced availability of AWS Outposts in Kazakhstan. This means Kazakh companies can now use AWS services locally in their own data centers and speed up their innovation. AWS Outposts rack can now be shipped and installed at clients’ data centers and on-premises locations in Kazakhstan.

On 10th of November 2022, AWS met with the Information Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan to discuss technical capabilities of AWS Outposts, especially in relation to security and encryption. The parties also discussed the data processing and storage mechanisms and their relationship to data residency requirements in Kazakhstan.

Cameron Brooks, Director of Europe Public Sector, Amazon Web Services said: “Kazakhstan is ushering in a new era of innovation, with entrepreneurs, public organizations and businesses sharing the vision of a modern digital society. We understand that cloud is an integral part of the country’s national digital agenda, and will be a key lever in advancing its position as a tech and business hub. With the general availability of AWS Outposts in Kazakhstan, we look forward to supporting this vision through initiatives that will drive innovation, contribute to the development of a digital economy, support legacy IT system modernization and develop digital skills for future generations.”

Ruslan Kenzhebekovich Abdikalikov, Chairman of the Information Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan said “The appearance in the Republic of Kazakhstan of the world leader in the field of building modern cloud platforms Amazon Web Services undoubtedly shows the country's desire to use the best world technologies. Thanks to the mutual understanding reached, we can note with satisfaction that the technological capabilities of AWS Outposts fully meet the requirements of Kazakhstani legislation in the field of informatization and information security, as well as the protection of personal data. This opens up great opportunities for both the public sector and private IT companies to use the advanced technologies of Amazon Web Services in the development of the country's digital economy.”

Within the framework of the International Technology Forum “Digital Almaty: Digital Partnership in the New Reality”, the traditional Annual Award of Excellence in Digitalization was awarded.

The Award Ceremony was held within the framework of the plenary meeting of the Heads of Government of the EAEU member states.

Daryn Online Project was recognised as the Winner in the “EdTech” nomination.  The Award was presented to the Winner by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

As the best in “MedTech” the nomination was declared Cerebra. Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko presented the project with the award.

The winner in the “FinTech” nomination was chosen Solva Company. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the Administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov awarded the Winner.

The Winner in the nomination “Best CDO (Chief Digital Officer) of the Year” was declared Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Kazakhstan Yerbol Ospanov. The Head of Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin presents the Award.

The Winner in the category “Venture Capitalist” is Alim Khamitov, Most Ventures. He was awarded by the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich.

The Flip.kz resource became the best in the “e-Commerce nomination”. The Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov awarded the Winner.

Assem Nurgaliyeva became the best in the “Woman in Tech” nomination. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov awarded the Winner.

The Digital Almaty Awards has become a traditional Annual Award within the International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty”. For the first time, the Award was presented at the “Digital Almaty: Digital Future of the Global Economy” Forum in 2020, where 10 digital projects were presented, 8 of which are products of the best IT companies in Kazakhstan in the “IT Champions” category and 2 projects by startups under the Astana Hub brand.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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Several focused thematic events are being held as part of the V International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty 2023”.

Thus, the best practices and achievements of technology parks from the CIS countries, South Asia and the Middle East are presented at the Exhibition of Country Technoparks.

Resident companies of the Smart Industry Management Platform (SIMP) are represented at the Industry 4.0 Exhibition Area. They share solutions aimed at promoting the development of digital transformation and the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in industrial enterprises.

The Innovation center Exhibition Area brings the best practices and developments in Innovative Technologies.

The Exhibition of Venture Fund's united business angels and venture companies focused on the development and financing of innovative enterprises and projects.

The Startup Alley presents an Exhibition of the 100 best projects in FinTech, Smart City, EDtech, GameDev, IoT, 5G, SaaS, Blockchain, Big Data, MedTech, Logistic&Travel and others.

As part of the technological marathon, presentations of the best projects aimed at solving the problems of the industry in automating and improving the business processes of enterprises are held.

This year, the Astana Hub Battle, a competition for the best IT startups, is also taking place at the Digital Almaty site.

Also, within the framework of the Forum, there is a Job Fair, where the 10 largest Kazakhstani employers in the field of IT are represented, including Kazakhtelecom JSC, Mytona, Freedom Holding, Kolesa Group, etc.

In addition, for the first time, the Forum will host the “Digital Ministry Cup” Robotics Championship. More than 100 participants from four countries of the world will take part in the competition in the field of robot development, technology and programming.

The University Fair will present the TOP 10 best Educational Institutions in Kazakhstan with IT specialities.

The exhibition of Programming Schools brought together the country's leading schools for the training of qualified IT specialists.

The Forum program includes 29-panel sessions, which will be presented by more than 150 Speakers representing the International and Kazakhstani IT community. As of February 2, 20,000 visitors have registered for the Forum.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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The panel session on “Digital Nomads: Digital Trend of our times” was held within the International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty”.

The panel session was attended by members of the Digital Nomads IT community: Aliya Mirzakhmetova, Goldn GmbH Co-founder, Nazerke Seidan, Software Engineer at Salesforce, Askar Satabaldiyev, Meta Chief Software Engineer, Asset Abdualiyev, Senior Manager for Strategy and Growth at TaskRabbit.com and other natives of Kazakhstan.

“Community unites Kazakhstanis living and working in the technology companies abroad. We have about four hundred people in this community. The community unites Kazakhstanis from many countries, mostly, of course, from America, Europe, and Asia. And we built this community in order to bring our knowledge to the development of the Kazakhstani IT community,” said Abdualiev.

Today, Digital Nomad is doing a number of projects aimed at supporting and promoting young women in the industry, a project to develop sports programming, the “University Lectures” project, in which community members give lectures for free, and many others.

However, Abdualiyev noted, there is a public opinion that these people who left Kazakhstan, will never come back.

 “An old saying even states that: “it’s better to be poor in your own motherland than a Sultan in a foreign land.” Are you lost for Kazakhstan and will you ever return to Kazakhstan?” he asked the participants of the session.

“I agree completely with this saying “it’s better to be poor in your own motherland than a Sultan in a foreign land”. But now it’s time for digital nomads, digitalization, and globalization. And I want, I do really want ten thousand Kazakhstanis to go to Amsterdam, to Poland, to New York, to Warsaw, to Tokyo, to Sydney. Let five thousand of them settle there, let five thousand stay there. Five thousand will come back with a different way of thinking. And their children, their generation will only make Kazakhstan better. I believe that that should be so,” Satybaldiyev said in response.

Community members noted that Kazakhstani IT specialists are not inferior to world specialists and can equally work both abroad and at home.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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The Government determined to support in several ways enterprises that decide to digitize themselves - from providing advisory assistance to reimbursement of part of the costs.

The prospects for the Digitalization in a modern way at Kazakhstani enterprises were discussed by the participants of the V International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty” in the framework of the panel session on “Industry 4.0: from Automation to Digitalization”.

“We see that there is progress towards Industry 4.0, industrial enterprises express their interest, there is already a mental readiness to introduce IT technologies, robotization, and we hope that the instruments and actions taken by Government will have an effect, and will create the base to develop the industry, develop technologies and move forward,” said Vice Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Dinara Shcheglova.

She recalled that last year, the Ministry, together with the Kazakh Industry and Export Center “QazIndustry”, initiated special seminars and surveys of enterprises. Also last year, amendments were made to the current law “On Industry”, which now includes the basic rules for Industry 4.0.

 “We have also reviewed measures of state support. The state reimburses expenses to implement IT. Regulations have also been adopted providing that if an industrial enterprise incurred any costs for the development of IT infrastructure at its enterprise, then it may expect to reimburse 50% of the costs by our Industrial Development Institute,” Shcheglova noted.

Currently, according to her, robotization development is being studied separately by Ministry. “We plan to draw up a robotization concept, a short-term plan for us, for enterprises for the next 2-3 years, provide for state support measures, and providing industrial grants is being worked out now,” the Vice-Minister specified.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The Forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018.

The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors are Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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At the site of the International Digital Forum, Digital Almaty held a roundtable discussion “Digitalization to improve the social and economic status of women”.

Lyazzat Ramazanova, Deputy Chair of the National Commission for Women, Family and Demographic Policy, noted that women's entrepreneurship is actively developing in Kazakhstan today, while a significant part of it is still concentrated in the micro and small business segment.

“Within the framework of the National Commission, a pilot project was launched to open women's entrepreneurship support centres in each region of Kazakhstan. This is a unique project because without having the concept of “women's entrepreneurship” in the Entrepreneurial Code, we are nevertheless moving in this direction. This is a huge achievement for the women entrepreneurs!

Today, 20 centres are open, and the number of services delivered has exceeded 30,000,” she said.

Asset Turyssov, Vice Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry informed us how is progressing the transfer of public services from a service to a proactive format. Women should be the first to appreciate such an integrated approach.

The Vice Minister explained: using the example of a bureaucratic birth of a child, an integrated approach was to study, what needs to be done to improve the situation of women who are waiting for the child.

“This is the principle of the “invisible state”, when a person feels help, and support, but does not contact physically the state,” Turyssov said.

During the comprehensive analysis, was a pointed lack of awareness of information, when many women do not know how to register as a future mother, how to apply for maternity leave, what privileges they are entitled to etc. Officials were unpleasantly surprised by the number of papers and various procedures that women have to go through to receive public services. Now, according to him, a complex of services is being worked out in such a way that all procedures take a maximum of one hour and without direct contact with employees of any structures. This promise was met with thunderous applause by the participants of the discussion.

National expert on social issues Svetlana Zhakupova spoke about the ongoing project “Digital Family Map” - a unique information system that accumulates information from various government agencies. This system makes it possible to determine the level of social well-being of citizens and provide them with guaranteed state support in a proactive format.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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The prospects for the development of Digital Mining were discussed by the Participants of the panel discussion of the International Forum Digital Almaty.

Pavel Koktyshev, Head of the Affiliated Center of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, mentioned that despite declining development indicators of the sector over the past two years (which is typical for most economy sectors around the world), the industry is on the right track.

Sapar Akhmetov, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Association of Blockchain Technologies, noted that Kazakhstani industry companies also faced with big challenges.

But we have seen positive trends this year. The state is sensitive to the trend of industry development. This means, first of all, the clear rules of the game that are being created in Kazakhstan. This year, our association will continue to work with the government, the AIFC,” he said.

Akhmetov expressed confidence that Kazakhstan needs to introduce the turnover of cryptocurrencies, taking into account security issues and creating conditions for anti-money laundering. The Association, in response “is starting to consider the launch of educational programs, because many crypto traders and many scammers started to appear on the market, so citizens need to be educated.”

 Gizat Baitursynov, Deputy Director of the Department for the Development of the Electronic Industry and the Digital Assets of the MDDIAI, reminded that the Parliament adopted a Law on digital assets, which settles key issues in this sector, making it transparent.

“In many countries, cryptocurrencies are used as a means of payment. Our National Bank is not yet ready, but I think we will get there in the future,” he said.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

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The Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Mussin spoke at the Opening Ceremony of the International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty-2023”.

Digital Almaty has already become a unique platform – the meeting place of business representatives, international experts, and the IT community.

One of our key priorities is the development of the IT industry. The Kazakhstani IT market already has about 10 thousand IT companies and 150 thousand employed in the industry.

“One IT employee creates 3 job positions in related industries,” said Bagdat Musin.

He stressed that the Forum is about current trends in the IT industry and the best solutions for practical application.

The Minister noted that in the modern world, IT helps to solve many problems and creates the most comfortable living conditions. Therefore, the state is actively working on digital transformation, not only in economic sectors or general processes but also in business processes at all life stages of a citizen.

Akim of Almaty Yerbolat Dossayev in his greeting stressed that Almaty, as the largest metropolis of Kazakhstan, is confidently following in the wake of digital transformations. The level of digitalisation in the city is one of the highest in Kazakhstan: 96% of public services are provided in digital format and this figure keeps increasing.

“Important projects for the further development of Almaty are other systemic platform solutions that will improve the management of the city. This is the Unified Data Storage of the city, the Unified Geoanalytics Platform. A unified video monitoring system will cover up to 80% of Almaty this year. And this is not digitalization for the sake of digitalization, but, first of all, it is about the creation of a comfortable urban environment and ensuring the safety of our citizens and guests of the city,” Dosayev emphasized.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors: Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

Media Partners: Kapital.kz, Kursiv.media, LSM.kz, NUR.kz, STEPPE, Zakon.kz, CITIX, HeadHunter.kz, Sxodim.com, Qamalladin Media, The Astana Times, WEproject.media, DigitalBusiness.kz, BlueScreen.kz, THE TECH, Limon.kg, Manas.news, DKNews.kz, Armenpress, MyBusiness.kz

Contacts for media

 Press Secretary of MDDIAI: Erkhan Tatken +7702 817 7617

PR-manager of the Forum, Tech Garden: Albina Ramazan +7777 3139190

Press Service of ASTANA HUB: Assel Mukhambetova +7747 432 2056

On February 2, The V International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty: Digital Partnership in a New Reality” began its work in Almaty.

The Forum takes place on February 2 and 3. The main topic of discussion is current global challenges in the development of the innovative technology industry.

At the solemn opening ceremony of the Forum, the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Mussin and Akim of Almaty Yerbolat Dossayev will deliver welcoming speeches.

The program of the Forum comprises 29 panel sessions featuring more than 150 speakers, representing the international and Kazakhstani IT-community. As of February 1, 17,000 visitors have registered for the Forum.

On the first day, the participants will discuss digital mining industry in Kazakhstan, digital transformation of public administration, prospects for the development of crypto exchanges, cybersecurity and Education technologies.

Second day of the Forum will start with the plenary session involving the Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union countries. During panel sessions on the second day, Forum Participants will discuss the development of technology parks, corporate innovation trends, data regulation issues in digital markets, creative industries and digitalization for the public good.

Also, within the framework of the Forum will be held 4.0 Industry Exhibition, technology marathon Astana Hub Battle, exhibition of startups and the International Youth Robot Competition.

In addition, the IT award within Digital Almaty Awards will be held as part of the Forum, and the results of the Tech Garden Awards competition for digital development of enterprises will be summed up”.

Website of the Forum https://almatydigital.kz, Instagram page @digital_almaty, hashtag #digitalalmaty2023.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The Forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018.

The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Official Sponsors are Freedom Holding Corporation, CITIX, Jusan Bank, Bereke Bank, Kcell, Eurasian Resources Group/Business & Technology Services, AppStream, Tele2/ALTEL, Halyk Bank, Kazakhtelecom, ALSI Integrations, Dell Technologies, Nurbank, VK Cloud

Kapital.kz, Kursiv.media, LSM.kz, NUR.kz, STEPPE, Zakon.kz, CITIX, HeadHunter.kz, Sxodim.com, Qamalladin Media, The Astana Times, WEproject.media, DigitalBusiness.kz, BlueScreen.kz, THE TECH, Limon.kg, Manas.news, DKNews.kz, Armenpress, MyBusiness.kz are acting as a Media Partners.

Contacts for media

MDDIAI Press Secretary: Erkhan Tatken +7702 817 7617

PR-Head of the Forum: Albina Ramazan +7777 3139190

ASTANA HUB Press Service: Assel Mukhambetova +7747 432 2056

Within the framework of Digital Almaty: Digital Partnership in a New Reality International Technology Forum, a ceremony will be held conferring traditional annual awards for outstanding achievements in the field of digitalization.

According to the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry for Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, taking part in awarding the winners will be the heads of government of the EAEU member countries.

The winners will be decided in six nominations as follows:

• EdTech Company of the Year
• MedTech Company of the Year
• FinTech Company of the Year
• e-Commerce Company of the Year
• Woman in Tech of the Year
• Venture Capitalist of the Year

All IT companies are welcome to apply for the award on almatydigital.kz  website of the Forum by clicking the “Apply” button in the Digital Almaty Awards section. Applications are accepted until January 21.

The winners will be awarded during the Digital Almaty Forum that will be held on February 2-3, 2023.

For the first time ever, the award was presented at Digital Almaty: Digital Future of the Global Economy Forum in 2020, where ten digital projects were presented, eight of which being the products of the best Kazakhstan IT companies in IT Champions Category, and two projects were the products of startups under Astana Hub brand.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform to discuss the digital agenda, new digital transformation strategies, and the trends in the field of digital technologies. The Forum is held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry for Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Republic of Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Ministry, Almaty City Akimat, Tech Garden, and Astana Hub.

Contacts for Mass Media. Yerkhan Tatken, MDDIAI Spokesperson: +7702 817 7617

Аlbina Ramazan, Forum PR Specialist, Tech Garden: +7777 3139190

Assel Mukhambetova, ASTANA HUB Press Service: +7747 432 2056

The V International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty: Digital Partnership in a New Reality” will be held in Almaty on February 2-3, 2023, reports the Press Service of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The main topic of discussion is current global challenges in the development of the innovative technology industry.

The business program of the Forum comprises 20 panel sessions featuring more than 150 speakers, representing the international and Kazakhstani IT-community. More than 15 thousand people from 30 countries are supposed to participate in Digital Almaty.  At the panel sessions, the participants of the Forum will discuss rapid transition of industries from automation to digitalization, prospects of digital mining, areas for applying robotic automation, development of the IT industry in the Eurasian region.

Remarkably, the plenary session of Digital Almaty is expected to be attended by the Heads of Government of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (the EAEU). The main topic of the plenary session with the participation of the Prime Ministers of the EAEU countries is the development of a sustainable digital infrastructure and new technologies in telecommunications. The speakers will provide perspectives of GovTech and FinTech development and share their views on further development of IT business within the region.

The Forum provides exhibitions of country technology parks, international vendors, and venture capital funds. The exhibition zones Industry 4.0. and Innovation Center represent innovations and the best IT developments in the industrial industry.

Moreover, the Start-up Alley, will feature 100 new projects, including project exhibitions on FinTech, Smart City, EDtech, GameDev, IoT, 5G, SaaS, Blockcain, Big Data, MedTech, Logistic&Travel, etc. There is also a technology marathon, a workshop with the leading representatives of the IT-sphere, and university and job fairs.   Traditionally, the platform of the Forum holds technology marathon ASTANA HUB BATTLE - the battle for the best IT-startup. The prize fund of the battle is 18 000USD.

To visit the event please register on the website almatydigital.kz.

Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.

Contacts for media

 Press Secretary of MDDIAI: Erkhan Tatken +7702 817 7617

PR-manager of the Forum, Tech Garden: Albina Ramazan +7777 3139190

Press Service of ASTANA HUB: Assel Mukhambetova +7747 432 2056

The National Innovation Development Agency "QazInnovations" (QazInnovations), with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, plans to support regional business incubators to support the acceleration of startups, strengthen the human resources of innovative entities.

Business incubators (BIs) are organizations created to support entrepreneurs at an early stage of their activities by leasing premises and providing consulting, accounting, and legal services.

Business incubation programs aim to accelerate the growth of startups and growing companies by providing entrepreneurs with the knowledge, partnerships, and tools to develop successful businesses.

The goal of the program is to form communities of people interested in innovative entrepreneurship in the Republic of Kazakhstan by holding local thematic events and supporting the creation of the necessary infrastructure. Popularization of support tools and coverage of events and programs held by QazInnovations, providing space for events in the regions will allow the formation of regional communities of participants in the innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurs that can form pilot regional business incubators in the future.

This program will be implemented from the third decade of September 2022.

The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry under the implementation of the Fostering Productive Innovation Project is announcing the call for proposals for the Productive Sector Consortia I Grant Program: Competence Centers.

The Grant Program aims to establish competence centers to address the systemic industry problems by developing new technologies (R&D), modeling and improving production processes on a laboratory scale (model factory), analyzing and preparing recommendations on development of the industry.

Application period starts on August 19, 2022 and ends on September 20, 2022, 6 pm Nur-Sultan time*.

For more details about the grant program please see the Productive Sector Consortia I Grant Program Manual at www.fpip.kz.

Applications are accepted via the electronic portal on the website www.fpip.kz in English, Kazakh and/or Russian. Filling out the application in English is mandatory, as the projects are examined by international experts in English. Applicants should carefully read and comply with all requirements of the Grant Program Manual.

Strict compliance with all requirements is required. Applications that do not comply with the participation rules are subject to rejection and will not be accepted for consideration.

Before filling out the application, please carefully read the environmental requirements for sub-projects and the list of activities ineligible for funding under the Project.

If you have any questions, please email consortia@fpip.kz or call +7 777 149 80 36.

* The deadline for applications may be extended by agreement with the World Bank.

“National Agency for innovation development “QazInnovations” JSC with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan announces a competition for the selection of innovative grants for the technological development of existing enterprises in the direction of “Information and Communication Technologies”

The innovative grant for the technological development of existing enterprises in the direction of "Information and Communication Technologies" is aimed at digitalization and the transition to Industry 4.0 of existing enterprises through the introduction of modern ICT solutions.

Acceptance of applications begins on August 15, 2022, and ends on September 20, 2022, at 18:00 Nur-Sultan time.

The terms of the competition can be found at the link: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V2000021380.

Applications for participation in the competition are accepted through the electronic portal. Before the start of accepting applications, all explanatory work will be carried out on the ZOOM platform. Registration link https://forms.gle/ZcDnw33fzD3u8KwU7. If you have any questions after studying the information, you can consult by phone, as well as by writing to us on WhatsApp, or on Telegram at +7 775 623 14 22 on weekdays from 09.00 to 18.00.

We remind you that you can also ask clarifying questions in our telegram chat (link in https://t.me/QazInnovations_chat).

“National Agency for the Development of Innovations “QazInnovations, with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, announces a competition for the selection of innovative grants for the commercialization of technology “finalization of the product and development of a commercialization strategy, including attracting investments”.

An innovation grant is provided to grant recipients for the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, including the introduction of information and communication technologies, hardware and software systems.

The purpose of the competition is to bring new or improved products, processes, and services to the market.

Applications for participation in the competition are accepted through the electronic portal. To participate in the competition, the applicant must provide a package of documents in the state or Russian languages. The list of documents is specified in the Competition Rules https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V2000021367.

Acceptance of applications starts from August 01, 2022 and ends on September 15, 2022 at 18:00 Nur-Sultan time.

Before the start of accepting applications, all explanatory work will be carried out on the ZOOM site. The registration link can be found on the qazinn.kz website, as well as in https://forms.gle/xaPdqhM34TBvMAhR7.

If you have any questions, a potential applicant can consult by phone, as well as by writing to WhatsApp or Telegram to +7 775 623 14 22 on weekdays from 09.00 to 18.00.

In addition, clarifying questions can be asked in our telegram chat (link in https://t.me/QazInnovations_chat).

Recall that QazInnovations is a national development institution in the field of innovative development and an innovative observatory. One of the main tasks of QazInnovations is to stimulate innovation.