As part of the industrial and innovative development of the region, work continues on the development of new technologies in various sectors of the economy.
At the end of 2021, 285 enterprises indicated the presence of innovations (2020 - 281 enterprises).
The share of innovation- active enterprises of the Karaganda region for all types of innovations was 13%.
The volume of innovative products amounted to 245,399 million tenge, or an increase of 68.4% by 2020 (145,720 million tenge).
In 2021, the number of organizations (enterprises) carrying out research and development activities amounted to 38 units (29 units), and their internal costs amounted to 4.8 billion tenge (4 billion tenge).
The share of innovative products in the total GRP for 2021 was 3.2%, or an increase of 0.8% by 2020.
Work continues on the introduction of digital technologies and elements of Industry 4.0 at the industrial enterprises of the region. To date, 40 digital projects are being implemented at 11 enterprises for a total amount of 215.2 billion tenge. To date, 27 projects worth 210.9 billion tenge have already been implemented.
The implementation of the Model Digital Factories projects (AK Altynalmas JSC, Eurasian Foods JSC) continues, which provides for the introduction of technologies such as intelligent solutions, real-time monitoring and automation of operations.