The GovStack Regional Forum has started in Astana

In Astana, the Regional GovStack Forum has kicked off: on the path to accelerating the transformation of digital governance. The event was attended by speakers from the International Telecommunication Union, leaders of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, and employees of "National Information Technologies" JSC, as well as representatives of government agencies from CIS countries. Forum guests were presented with Kazakhstani digital services.

Vice Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanys Tuleushin spoke about Kazakhstan's digital ecosystem and IT service exports.

In his speech, Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of the ITU, noted the high level of digitization of Kazakhstan in the provision of government services.

"Let me reiterate my gratitude and congratulations to the Government of Kazakhstan and to Minister Mussin, for championing and shining the digital torch across the region.  Kazakhstan has over 33 digital documents in eGov mobile app and over 1,200 different public services available online. As such, Kazakhstan leads our GovStack programme through regional cooperation, by sharing good practices and promoting the reusability of different digital public goods to accelerate government services according to country needs," said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU.

Earlier, the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, represented by "National Information Technologies" JSC, the Eurasian Development Bank, and the International Telecommunication Union announced a strategic partnership to finance the GovStack project - an innovative initiative aimed at developing e-government in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

GovStack is an ambitious project aimed at creating an integrated technological platform for e-government, which will be applied in CIS countries. The platform will be developed taking into account the unique needs of the region and implemented jointly with local government agencies to improve the quality of government services and ensure effective interaction between citizens and the state.

The goal of the GovStack project is to increase the efficiency and transparency of public administration in CIS countries, as well as to provide broader access for citizens to government services through modern digital platforms.

 

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