At a government meeting on January 6, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov stated that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared 2026 the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Kazakhstan, and the government’s main goal is to introduce advanced technologies into all sectors of the economy, according to primeminister.kz.
According to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, by the end of 2025 high-speed internet access had been provided to 2.6 thousand rural settlements in Kazakhstan. In 2026, it is planned to ensure access for an additional 1.9 thousand villages.
Digital services continue to show steady growth in demand. In 2025, more than 54 million public services were provided through the eGov Mobile application. The volume of exports of Kazakhstani IT services reached approximately USD 1 billion by the end of the year.
Over the past year, a number of major projects in the field of digitalization and AI have been implemented, a legislative framework has been formed, computing capacity procurement has been ensured, and the national artificial intelligence center alem.ai has been launched.
“The President has set the task of making Kazakhstan a digital state. In the field of advanced technologies, we must strive to join the ranks of leading countries that successfully create and sell digital solutions and services,” Bektenov noted.
The Prime Minister stressed that for the success of the Year of Digitalization and AI, it is necessary to ensure broad involvement of the professional community and the public. The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development was instructed to approve the list of events for the Year by the end of January, as well as to accelerate the development and approval of the Digital Qazaqstan strategy.
Bektenov noted that AI should also be actively introduced in the public sector, where its application should be aimed not at formal automation, but at revising established processes, increasing efficiency, and further de-bureaucratization.
