The Path to Digital Sovereignty: Kazakhstan Plans to Train One Million IT Specialists
Kazakhstan plans to train one million people in IT and AI skills over five years. This was announced by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Currently, over 200,000 specialists work in the IT sector, of which approximately 20,000 are AI specialists.
To achieve this goal, the Tech Orda program has been launched, which has already trained around 9,000 individuals in IT skills. At the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, teenagers aged 12-18 can master animation, programming, 3D graphics, and generative AI free of charge. For civil servants, the AI Qyzmet program has been launched, focusing on the ethical and effective integration of AI into public administration. The QazCoders program offers programming and AI courses with no age restrictions.
Today, over 90% of government services in Kazakhstan are provided online. Platforms like eGov, Smart Data Ukimet, Digital ID, and Alem.AI ensure their convenience, accessibility, and security.
"2025 has become the year of the digital leap. We are building digital sovereignty by creating technologies that are born here but serve the entire region," stated Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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A Unified Registry of Collective Agreements Should Be Established in the CIS
A unified registry of collective agreements in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will enable the regulation of labor relations at a cross-border level, according to the General Confederation of Trade Unions. The proposal by GCTU to include the creation of such a registry in the draft Plan of Activities for the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life in the CIS was approved by participants of the working group of the Advisory Council on Labor, Employment, and Social Protection of the Population of the CIS Member States. The working group meeting took place today at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, using video conferencing.
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Nominal Wages in the CIS Show Steady Growth
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan lead with the highest growth rates
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have recorded the highest growth in nominal average wages in the CIS, with increases of 27.5% and 20.3%, respectively, compared to the first half of last year.
Experts from the GCTU analyzed wage data in the CIS, published in the latest report Socio-Economic Situation of the CIS Countries in the First Half of 2026 by the CIS Statistical Committee.
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Belarusian Trade, Consumer Cooperation and Entrepreneurship Workers' Union Turns 95
The Trade, Consumer Cooperation and Entrepreneurship Workers' Union of the Republic of Belarus celebrated its 95th anniversary on July 31. Today, the union unites over 143,000 industry workers across the country, with 1,681 primary trade union organizations. The union reliably protects the rights of industry workers in the Republic and actively operates on the international stage as part of the International Confederation of Trade Unions of Workers in Trade, Catering, Consumer Cooperation, and Various Forms of Entrepreneurship.