"LinkedIn held the very first meeting with the Central Asian state" Seamus Clancy, head of LinkedIn in EMEA, LatAm and Middle East noted.

"LinkedIn held the very first meeting with the Central Asian state" Seamus Clancy, head of LinkedIn in EMEA, LatAm and Middle East noted

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LinkedIn met with Kazakh Minister, planning the first ever visit to Central Asia

The Minister of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Darkhan Kydyrali e-met with LinkedIn Head for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America, Mr Seamus Clancy. Minister shared the reforms realized by the Head of State H.E. Qasym-Zhomart Tokayev, as well as the mission and areas covered by Ministry.

Around 14 million people (72% of the population) of Kazakhstan are active users of social networks.

"The trend of using social networks directly affects our everyday life. Therefore, we aim to increase effective usage. Today we are focusing on improving the professional level and digital literacy of journalists, press secretaries, media professionals in our country. We have learned, how LinkedIn is useful in boosting skills and education, and are also interested in partnering with you," Minister said.

Seamus Clancy, noted: "In general, LinkedIn is meeting for the first time with one of the Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan. We are very pleased and have the opportunity to carry out effective joint projects for citizens. We are always ready for partnership!" he said.

Parties agreed to establish strong collaboration and move forward arranging the LinkedIn official visit to Kazakhstan.

As reported earlier, Kazakhstan has already established cooperation with Meta, TikTok leading social networks.