MTI offered Huawei to cooperate on several projects

Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliyev met with CEO of Huawei Technologies Kazakhstan Zhao Xu.

Arman Shakkaliyev thanked Zhao Xu for the hospitality and warm welcome in the office of Huawei Technologies provided to the Kazakh delegation during the August working visit of Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin to China.

The Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan noted that the topic of discussion is very timely and relevant. In his Message to the People of Kazakhstan, the Head of State set the task of turning Kazakhstan into an IT country. There are all prerequisites for this. The volume of exports of the domestic IT industry has increased fivefold over the past year alone, the new goal is to bring IT exports to $1 billion. The opening of joint ventures with large foreign IT companies will help to realize the task.

«We see great potential in cooperation with Huawei for the development of our digital ecosystem. Your company's strategy in the field of innovation and technological development is linked to our aspirations to digitalize the economy and society», - the Minister said. - The program «The Path to Digital Kazakhstan and the Eurasian Hub», presented by you is of great interest, which is today an urgent solution to the transformation of Kazakhstan into a regional digital center.

To implement innovative solutions, the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented a number of proposals. Thus, a project is being prepared to create a Kazakh electronic digital platform of demand and supply for business. The platform will cover a wide range of verified domestic producers and service providers. A digital business solution in real time will combine services for searching for goods and services, current volumes and prices for buyers, signing contracts, a service for logistics companies and terms of delivery of goods. MTI offers Huawei to act as a partner in this project and share its experience in creating digital solutions for trade development.

Today, a pool of export-oriented investment projects has been formed, including in the field of agriculture, which need advanced technologies and digital solutions. Among them there are projects in the field of information technology and the production of telecommunications equipment in Almaty and Zhetysu region, which have the ability to export their products to the countries of Central Asia and the EAEU.

Also, MTI RK together with KTZ are working on the creation and subsequent digitalization of trade and logistics hubs. A pilot project is planned to be launched in Tajikistan in the near future. The hub's activities will be aimed at ensuring production cooperation in the field of warehousing, storage, processing, production of new goods and their further shipment to the nearest countries. Moreover, all these processes must be digitalized, then the hub will meet the requirements of high-tech industries.

For his part, Huawei Technologies Kazakhstan CEO Zhao Xu stated that he is ready to consider projects and continue to work as a reliable and proven long-term partner, contribute to the sustainable development of Kazakhstan as a regional digital center.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed on further close cooperation.

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd», established in 1987 in China, is a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure, green energy solutions, cloud computing and smart devices. Huawei has more than 120,000 active patents worldwide, more than 700 implemented «smart» city projects, cooperation with more than 35,000 partners worldwide. The company is currently ranked 49th on the Global Fortune 500 list.