President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the International Artificial Intelligence Center Alem.ai.

The Center provides opportunities for scientific research, educational programs, startup initiatives, and the development of applied solutions in the field of artificial intelligence.

The projects being implemented aim to introduce AI technologies into the public sector, business, and everyday life.

Overall, the Center’s activities are designed to support the strategic course of the Head of State toward building a technologically advanced, modern, and competitive Kazakhstan.

During the visit, the President launched the Astana Smart City project — a key initiative for creating a next-generation intelligent urban infrastructure.

During the presentation, Thomas Pramotedham, CEO of Presight, demonstrated a unified AI platform that integrates city data and systems in real time, as well as its practical applications for improving governance efficiency.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also took part in launching several educational initiatives.

On the President’s instructions, in 2024, the Tomorrow School of artificial intelligence was established at Astana Hub, and its successful model is now being scaled nationwide.

Via teleconference, the Head of State launched the Tomorrow School network in 14 regions.

Education will be free and accessible to citizens over 18 years old, including those taking their first steps in the IT field.

Another educational platform — the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies Astana — is aimed at teenagers aged 12 to 18 who wish to develop digital and creative skills.

Training is conducted in 11 technical and creative areas, including generative AI, programming, game development, animation, 3D modeling, robotics, filmmaking, and digital music.

The President was also presented with the concept of the AI Research University.

According to Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek, the research university will be based at Alem.ai.

Students will have access to the national AI infrastructure, including alem.cloud, AlemLLM, and Astana Hub resources.

The start of studies is scheduled for September 1, 2026.

In an interactive format, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also launched the countdown to the international tournament “Games of the Future 2026”.

This unique competition of phygital athletes will take place in Astana from July 29 to August 9.

The President was also shown Kazakhstan’s first cryptocurrency payment using the domestic system CryptoPay.