BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree approving the nationwide
strategy for large-scale digitalization and the comprehensive
adoption of AI technologies, Digital Qazaqstan, through 2029,
Trend reports, via
the press service of the Kazakh president.


Earlier, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov announced that the
strategy would establish a long-term vision for the development of
the digital economy and provide a unified approach to achieving the
country's technology goals.


“In the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence
declared by the Head of State, we need to give a significant boost
to the digital transformation of the economy,” Bektenov said at a
government meeting.


Officials noted that Kazakhstan's exports of IT services
exceeded $1 billion in 2025, underscoring the growing role of the
technology sector in the national economy. The government has
stressed the importance of maintaining this momentum amid
intensifying global competition for digital investment and
talent.


During the government meeting, the officials also highlighted
international forecasts suggesting that artificial intelligence
could contribute more than $22 trillion to the global economy by
2030, reinforcing the need for accelerated development of digital
infrastructure and measures to strengthen Kazakhstan's
international competitiveness.


According to the government, the introduction of digital
technologies at domestic enterprises is already helping improve
product quality, industrial safety, and labor productivity across
multiple sectors of the economy.







The approval of the strategy comes as Kazakhstan seeks to
position itself as a regional technology hub and expand its
presence in the global digital economy. In a recent interview with
Trend, the Secretary-General of the Digital
Cooperation Organization, Deemah AlYahya, said Kazakhstan is
steadily strengthening its position in the global digital
transformation and innovation landscape and is emerging as one of
Central Asia's leading digital economies.


“As digital transformation increasingly shapes global
competitiveness, Kazakhstan is demonstrating the ambition and
institutional capacity needed to become an important regional
digital hub connecting Asia, the Middle East, and Europe,” she
said.


According to the 2025 Digital Economy Navigator (DEN) developed
by the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), one of Kazakhstan’s
strongest areas is digital finance, where the country scored 75.4
points, including an impressive 85.7 points for access to digital
banking and financial services.


“This highlights Kazakhstan’s rapid adoption of digital
financial services and its efforts to expand financial inclusion
through technology. These achievements demonstrate that the country
has established a supportive regulatory environment capable of
fostering innovation, digital trade, and investment,” the
Secretary-General said.