Kazakh PM met with foreign experts in innovation and digitalization
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin held meetings with representatives of foreign business, government and expert circles in the sphere of digitalization and innovation, who arrived in Almaty to participate in the “Digital Almaty: Digital Future of Global Economy” forum, Strategy2050.kz cities primeminister.kz.
At the meeting with Amazon Web Services Director of Government Transformation Liam Maxwell, the Head of the Government called on the management of the company to develop cooperation in training personnel with Astana IT University, as well as implement projects based on Astana IT Hub.
During negotiations with Director of the Government Digital Service of Great Britain Chris Ferguson, the sides considered the issues of the exchange of experience in digitalization of the provision of public services, the tax system, the integration of information systems of government bodies, as well as the training and professional development of IT specialists.
At the meeting with Senior Advisor on Innovations of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Christopher Fabian, the prospects of opening a regional UNICEF hub in Kazakhstan to implement the GIGA initiative aimed at providing secondary schools with high-speed Internet access and the development of innovative startups were discussed.
