Hearing of reports on implementation of the National “Information Kazakhstan 2020” Program in 2017 took place
Headed by Dauren Abayev, Minister of Information and Communications of the RoK, a meeting was held on the issues of National “Information Kazakhstan 2020” Program implementation in 2017. During the meeting, reports were made by Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Investment and Development, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and Science and Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The Program`s major tasks were: creating conditions for migration to information society; enhancing public administration; establishing open and mobile governments, and also developing information infrastructure availability.
In the result of the Program implementation in 2017, e–Government Development Index ranked Kazakhstan among the first 30 countries (in 2012 Kazakhstan was ranked 38th and in 2014, 28th).
Computer literacy level has increased and equals 78%; the number of national satellite network subscribers exceeded 1.3 million users while the percentage of households that have access to the Internet is about 85%.
National “Information Kazakhstan 2020” Program was implemented in 4 directions under which the achievement of 83 target indicators in 2017 was planned.