B. Sagintayev: Safe infrastructure for mountain tourism is being created in Almaty

B. Sagintayev: Safe infrastructure for mountain tourism is being created in Almaty
To increase labor productivity and change the structure of the economy, the Akimat of Almaty is carrying out a structural maneuver through the development of digitalization, creative industries and tourism. This was announced by the city akim Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, speaking at a press conference in the Central Communications Service under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
 
Almaty has developed a digitalization strategy until 2025, a unified IT architecture, and a register of all IT companies in the city has been created. In the future, the transition to effective city management based on Big data and artificial intelligence.
 
Already, now in Almaty more than 50 thousand people are employed in creative industries (5% of the total number of employees). More than 4.3 thousand entrepreneurs and 3.6 thousand such companies are registered in the city. More than half (53%) of the country's creative business is in Almaty.
 
There is a creative hub "Alatau", where up to 700 people are engaged every day. This year, it is planned to open the same facility in the Medeu district of the city. By the end of the year, Depo Evolution Park will be built on the basis of the former tram fleet.
 
One of the largest objects in Almaty will be the Park of Creative Industries. On behalf of the Head of State, the experience of Almaty in the development of the creative economy will be scaled across the country.
 
Tourism is one of the promising areas in the development of Almaty. In the first quarter alone, investments in the industry amounted to 29.6 billion tenge (an increase of 2.6%).
 
A thousand kilometers of mountain hiking trails have already been digitized, the length of landscaped trails has been increased to 500 km. Additionally, 172 km of mountain routes are being improved with the creation of four camping areas and three glamping areas.
 
This year, in the mountains of Almaty, it is planned to organize a helipad, two control and rescue points, where 16 rescuers will be on duty around the clock. Also, 15 huts will be built in remote areas with the possibility of transmitting the SOS satellite signal to the rescue console.
 

Together, with Kazakhtelecom, a project is being developed to cover blind zones in the mountains with cellular communications. To improve the awareness of tourists, 10 interactive terminals will be installed.