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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Viktor Pinsky: "The meeting of the General Confederation of Trade Unions Council in Dushanbe is a landmark event for the entire trade union movement of the Commonwealth of Independent States"
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 1, 2026 – Viktor Pinsky, Chairman of the Commission of the Russian State Duma on Regulations and Organisation of State Duma Activities and General Secretary of the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU), called the meeting of the GCTU Council, held on July 1 in Dushanbe, a landmark event for the trade unions of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Viktor Pinsky Met with Deputies of the Parliament of Tajikistan
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Viktor Pinsky met with the Deputy Minister of Labor of Tajikistan
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