BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. NVIDIA is
developing partnerships with Kazakh companies, including
Kazakhtelecom and Firebird AI KZ Ltd, NVIDIA co-founder and CEO
Jensen Huang said during a meeting with President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev in Astana, the presidential press service reports.


Huang highlighted the progress achieved over the past year in
cooperation with Kazakhstan, emphasizing the growing ties between
NVIDIA and local technology companies.


“Over the past year, our collaboration has delivered significant
results. We are developing partnerships with Kazakh companies,
including Firebird AI KZ Ltd and Kazakhtelecom, and supporting
Higgsfield, the first Kazakh technology unicorn, which has become a
prominent participant in the global technology ecosystem. I am very
impressed and proud of the work we have done together. This is only
the beginning of a long journey. I am grateful that your country
has chosen to work with us", Huang said.


During the meeting, Tokayev emphasized the importance of Huang’s
visit for strengthening bilateral cooperation and expressed
appreciation for his personal contribution to the development of
Kazakhstan’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.


“This visit is of great importance in giving serious momentum to
our cooperation with NVIDIA. I would like to personally thank you
for your contribution to strengthening our partnership and for what
you are doing for Kazakhstan,” Tokayev said.







The president reaffirmed that artificial intelligence and
digitalization are national priorities, noting that 2026 has been
declared the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in
Kazakhstan.


Tokayev also welcomed NVIDIA’s partnership with Higgsfield,
saying Kazakhstan takes pride in the company’s role in the
country’s technology sector.


Huang, in turn, praised Kazakhstan’s strategic ambition to
become an AI-driven nation and proposed positioning the country as
a global hub for physical AI — technologies that enable artificial
intelligence to interact with and operate in the physical
world.


“Artificial intelligence requires, first and foremost, energy
resources, as well as people with expertise in science, mathematics
and technology. Kazakhstan has significant potential to develop
each of these areas,” Huang said.