Tokayev briefed on new AI and digitalization projects

Tengrinews.kz - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reviewed projects in the fields of artificial intelligence and digitalization.
As part of the international AI & Digital Bridge 2026 IT forum, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited an exhibition of promising projects in artificial intelligence, digital technologies and robotics.
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The Head of State was shown the AI-Enabled University model developed at Qazaq AI Research University, the Trusted Kazakhstan and ALFA projects, as well as new features of the national Aitu messenger.
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Visitors were also introduced to intelligent solutions from the Samruk-Kazyna Fund and Higgsfieldai, as well as plans for the development of the Data Center Valley cluster.
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The presented projects are aimed at the broad integration of artificial intelligence into various sectors of the economy and public administration, supporting domestic digital infrastructure and strengthening Kazakhstan’s position as a regional technology hub.
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As a reminder, in May this year Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that in the modern world, control over computing capacity, data and communication channels determines the level of independence of states.

“For Kazakhstan, it is fundamentally important to create its own infrastructure base capable of supporting the development of artificial intelligence and cloud services. That is why the creation of a Data Center Valley is a priority project for us. This large-scale cluster will become a new driving force for our economic growth and provide businesses and science with access to computing resources. Reliable digital infrastructure must become a strategic asset of our country,” the President said at the second meeting of the Council for Artificial Intelligence Development.

At the time, he instructed the government to comprehensively work out the key parameters of the Data Center Valley project in accordance with international standards and the requirements of major industry players.
At the end of June, Kazakhstan unveiled details of the large-scale Data Center Valley project. The government noted that the data centers would be used to develop artificial intelligence, digital services and the new data economy. Kazakhstan therefore plans not only to rely on external computing capacity, but also to build its own infrastructure.