ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 4. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Trixie LohMirmand, Executive
Vice President of the Dubai World Trade Center, discussed the
development of Kazakhstan’s digital economy and prospects for
expanding cooperation within international technology platforms,
Trend reports via the
presidential press service.
Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan has set an ambitious goal of
transforming into a fully digital state within the next three
years. In this context, the GITEX AI Central Asia & Caucasus forum
in Almaty was described as a clear reflection of the country’s
digital strategy and its readiness to actively participate in
shaping the global technology agenda.
Particular attention was paid to the role of Almaty as a major
technology hub, where nearly one-third of Kazakhstan’s IT companies
are concentrated and a developed ecosystem involving startups,
investors, and international players has been formed.
The sides also discussed prospects for transforming GITEX AI
Central Asia & Caucasus into an annual platform for Central Asia,
as well as the possibility of holding other regional events in
Kazakhstan.
Today, the second meeting of the Artificial Intelligence
Development Council was held in Almaty. The international forum
GITEX AI Kazakhstan 2026 also officially opened in the city.
