Kazakhstan Presents Digital Resilience Strategy at Global ITU Platform in Geneva

An information session titled ‘Telecommunications as a Foundation for Cybersecurity,’ organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly with the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO, took place in Geneva. The event was attended by leading international experts in digital infrastructure.

Speaking on behalf of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Telecommunications Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, Damir Seisembekov, presented the key directions for the development of the country’s telecommunications industry and digital resilience.

Kazakhstan is consistently implementing a strategy to become the digital hub of Eurasia. Today, the republic ranks 24th in the UN E-Government Development Index and leads Central Asia in the Online Service Index.

Special attention is paid to the development of artificial intelligence technologies. In 2026, declared the Year of Digitalization and AI, the implementation of systemic initiatives continues, including the adoption of the Law on Artificial Intelligence in 2025 and the launch of the national language model KazLLM.

Infrastructure development is backed by significant investment: over $2.5 billion has been invested in the communications industry over the past three years. The ‘Affordable Internet’ project aims to provide 100% population coverage with quality communication by 2027.

Kazakhstan is also developing space communication technologies, including testing Direct-to-Cell, and aims to increase its share of international internet traffic transit to 5%.

Participation in the session was part of the work to promote the candidacy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the ITU Council and strengthen the country’s position as a reliable partner in digital development.