Kazakhstan has adopted the National Strategy "Digital Qazaqstan" until 2029

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed a decree approving the National Strategy for Large-scale Digitalization and the Introduction of Artificial Intelligence Technologies "Digital Qazaqstan" until 2029, the Modern Education magazine reports, citing the press service of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The strategy will become the main guiding document for the country's technological development in the coming years and defines a new stage of deep modernization of the state, economy and society in the context of global digital transformation.

The strategic document defines the country's path towards building a technological nation, offering a clear plan and completing the formation of the entire cycle of institutional documents that henceforth determine the strategic course and key areas of the state's work in this field.

Digital Qazaqstan represents a fundamental transition of Kazakhstan to a new model of development, where data, artificial intelligence and modern technologies become the foundation of public administration and transform the country's digital ecosystem - from automation of individual services to integrated, data-driven governance.

Today, Kazakhstan ranks first in the region according to the government readiness index for artificial intelligence and is among the world leaders in e-government development. In recent years, the country has already built a solid foundation for a digital state, and today it is opening a new chapter of its development, setting itself an ambitious goal - not just to adapt to global changes, but to shape them independently, as in modern practice, the states that lead are those introducing AI across all spheres of life faster than others.

The new Strategy aims to systematize this experience and scale it across all key industries. It is expected that the comprehensive introduction of AI and the digitalization of industry, subsoil use, logistics and energy will contribute an additional 1.5 percentage points per year to GDP on average by the end of 2029, and the projected volume of comparable market investments over a three-year period will range from USD 10.5 to 16.5 billion.

By 2029, Kazakhstan plans to become one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, significantly strengthening its position in international rankings of digital competitiveness.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Jaslan Madiyev noted that the Head of State set a strategic goal: to turn Kazakhstan into a fully-fledged digital country within three years. The approval of the nationwide Digital Qazaqstan Strategy marks the starting point of a large-scale transformation affecting all key areas of the country's life.

"We are talking about the transition to a new model of development, where data, artificial intelligence and modern technologies become the foundation of public administration, economics and social policy. We are moving from the digitalization of individual services and processes to the creation of an integrated digital architecture of the country.

For citizens, this means a more convenient, proactive and personalized state. For businesses - productivity growth, cost reduction and new development opportunities. For the economy - the emergence of new industries, attraction of investment and strengthening of Kazakhstan's competitiveness.

Today, the leaders are countries that are building a complete AI ecosystem - from energy and computing power to national language models and applied services for citizens and businesses. This architecture is called the AI Economy Stack and includes five levels: energy and infrastructure, computing power, data and large language models, digital platforms, and applied AI services. It is precisely this kind of system that the Digital Qazaqstan Strategy is designed to create."

As part of the Strategy, digital transformation will encompass three key areas.

The human being is at the center of all transformations within the first direction - digitalization in the interests of citizens. The strategy envisions a continuous, life-stage service model in which public services are tailored to the individual needs of each Kazakhstani citizen, regardless of their region of residence. Proactive support mechanisms will be introduced in the social sphere, eliminating the need to collect additional documents, and key tools - from social benefits to predictive analytics in healthcare and pharmaceutical supply management - will be consolidated within the "Social Wallet" ecosystem. In education, personalized AI development pathways for children from an early age will be launched to help unlock student potential and build advanced digital skills for the next generation. Large-scale AI workforce training will cover both the academic environment and regional IT schools, and the level of generative AI literacy among the population is expected to reach at least 20%.

In the second direction - serving business and the new economy - a managed digital architecture with mandatory instrumentation is being built across the real sector. The strategy provides for deep digital transformation of all core economic sectors: agro-industrial complex, construction, the financial sector, the oil and gas industry and small businesses. The introduction of artificial intelligence, digital twins and intelligent platforms will significantly increase labor productivity, reduce costs and ensure the global competitiveness of domestic businesses. At the same time, conditions are being created for the accelerated development of future industries - robotics, unmanned systems, digital assets and space technologies. The flagship project of this direction will be the creation of a sovereign "AI Hub," designed as a full-fledged "Data Center Valley." This hub will serve as the key infrastructure platform in the macroregion, bringing together advanced computing power, research institutes and leading technology companies. An ecosystem for the development and testing of breakthrough solutions in machine learning and big data analytics will be deployed on the basis of the AI Hub. The design capacity of its computing centers will be scaled to 1 GW. Implementation will be carried out through a strategic partnership between government and business. The strategy calls for the active involvement of private investment, international technology companies, development institutions and leading global experts. This synergy of infrastructure and talent is intended to attract major international investors and vendors, at least double the export of Kazakhstani IT services, and bring at least three homegrown unicorn companies to the global market.

In the interests of the state apparatus, deep governance reform is envisioned along with a complete departure from fragmented departmental decision-making. Government agencies are transitioning to a service model of operation, where key public services are delivered exclusively in a proactive manner - seamlessly and without burden on the applicant. The introduction of AI will automate routine administrative processes and fully eliminate duplicated departmental functions. Government decision-making and regulatory modeling are being transferred to rigorous big data analysis (data-driven governance), minimizing the human factor and eliminating managerial errors. In addition, algorithm-driven approaches will be applied to budget planning and allocation: an end-to-end digital oversight system will ensure the transparency and targeted effectiveness of every tenge spent.

The Strategy also places significant emphasis on cybersecurity and the protection of the national information space in the era of active AI development. The document provides for the creation of a resilient digital infrastructure, the introduction of advanced encryption standards and the protection of critical facilities from external threats.

Considerable attention has also been paid to the development of safe urban environments: smart city standards will cover at least 70% of the urban population, shifting public safety to a proactive model. Through AI and behavioral video analytics, incident response times will be reduced by one third, and together with end-to-end protection systems, a national ecosystem for protecting citizens from online fraud will be deployed.

The Digital Qazaqstan Strategy thus represents Kazakhstan's strategic commitment to technology, knowledge and innovation. It not only ensures the Republic's confident transition to digital governance maturity, but also creates a solid foundation for long-term economic growth, improved quality of life for citizens, and strengthened global competitiveness of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the age of artificial intelligence.