ALMATY – Kazakhstan has made significant progress in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past three years, the statement of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development said.
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Kazakhstan launched alem.cloud, the region’s largest national supercomputing center. The facility serves as a technological backbone for the country’s growing AI ecosystem, Kazinform news agency reported on October 20.
One of the most notable achievements is AlemLM, a Kazakh major language model, which is now publicly available and used by universities, government agencies and the IT community.
Through Astana Hub’s international offices in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, China and the UAE, Kazakhstan supports the export of domestic IT services and attracts investors. Exports of Kazakh IT products, including AI solutions, have exceeded 140 billion tenge ($260 million).
A major advance in digital governance is the National AI Platform, which includes more than 100 AI agents that automate key eGovernment services such as Egov and e-Otinish. The platform is built on an open source architecture and has reduced administrative workload and improved the accessibility of services for citizens.
Particular emphasis has been placed on the Digital Family Map project, developed in collaboration with the UNDP. This AI-powered scoring model collects real-time data from more than 120 sources to assess the well-being of more than 6 million families across the country.
AI technologies are now being introduced in Kazakhstan’s key economic sectors. A uniform digital platform for project planning and tracking is being developed in the construction sector. Satellite monitoring systems are used to analyze land and crop productivity, while digital tools are implemented to optimize the use of resources or water sources.
Kazakhstan is also investing in human capital through its AI Movement initiative. More than 400,000 people have been trained through programs such as AI-Sana, AI-Qyzmet and AI-People for the general public.
By the end of 2025, the AI-Corporate program will be launched for major state-owned enterprises such as Samruk Kazyna, Baiterek and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs. The country’s goal is to train 1 million citizens in five years.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Kazakhstan is also introducing AI Day – an educational course for schoolchildren from grades 1 to 4, with plans to expand it to all grades.
