The Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Media Alliance have identified the main areas of mutual cooperation

Today, October 15, in Almaty, the meeting of the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva with the Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstan Media Alliance Armanzhan Baytasov took place.
During the meeting, Aida Balayeva and Armanzhan Baitasov signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Media Alliance.
The Minister spoke about the measures taken to support commercial media during the pandemic, improving legislation in the field of information, plans to increase the competitiveness of domestic media and the quality of human capital.
The parties exchanged views on topical issues in the industry, including the development of domestic media, the need to improve the level of training of journalists, as well as to ensure the protection of their rights and freedoms.
The main areas of cooperation between the parties under the Memorandum are: joint discussion of proposals to improve legislation in the field of information; issues of training, retraining, as well as advanced training of specialists in the media sphere; assistance in protecting the rights and freedoms of journalists.
The memorandum will enhance the role of the non-governmental sector in solving pressing problems of the industry.