The project "Open Almaty" has won the prize at the international competition of the best urban practices

The main objective of the contest is to demonstrate clearly the accumulated resource potential, which ensures stable social and economic development of cities, territories and countries.

In total, more than 220 practices were submitted for consideration of the competition commission, which were evaluated by such criteria as the quality and effectiveness of organizational decisions, the social and economic effect obtained, as well as the possibility of replicating practice in other cities.

Along with the Open Almaty project, Kazan was awarded for organizing the Open Data System, St. Petersburg for creating a Single Window for investors, Rostov-on-Don for implementing the project of an electronic guide through the city, etc.

As a result of the contest, the projects marked by the diploma will be placed in a single database of the Library of Urban Practices, which contains examples of the best solutions to citywide problems, a list of necessary accompanying legal documents and other materials.

Public reception for citizens "Open Almaty" is a project of the governor of Almaty, which is an important tool in increasing the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of state bodies. Each client of the public reception can receive advice and leave their appeal to the executive committee, city administrations, the prosecutor's office, the police, the state revenue department, etc. The portal can be accessed not only with the algorithms of solutions for different life situations, but also with plans for the work of city road repair services , irrigation canals, heating networks, yards, etc.

It should be noted that earlier the project "Smart Almaty" was recognized as one of the best at the "Ljubljana Forum - 2017", held in Slovenia and took second place in the nomination "The Future of Cities" among the countries of South-Eastern Europe.

In general, the development of the city of Almaty in the direction of "Smart City" is held in accordance with the draft state program "Digital Kazakhstan" and the Almaty city development program. The project implies the introduction of modern technologies in each of the spheres of life of the megalopolis, which will improve the standard of living of citizens, introduce new services and cut costs for the loss of resources in the infrastructure of the housing and utilities sector. Today, access to data necessary for business is open. The portal of Almaty GenPlan published diagrams of red lines and capacity of engineering networks.