The General Prosecutor's Office discussed issues of monitoring the Internet space (Astana, March 16, 2017)

On March 16, 2017, the Prosecutor General's office held a round table on the topic: "Monitoring the Internet space".

The round table was attended by groups of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament from the Assembly of people of Kazakhstan and the "People's Communists" faction, heads of Central law enforcement and interested state agencies.

The purpose of this event was to discuss problematic issues related to the use of the Internet, and develop proposals for effective monitoring of the global network, protecting the population from the influence of illegal content.

Deputy Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament Bozhko V. K. and Deputy Prosecutor General Akhmetzhanov M. M. made welcoming speeches

The heads of the ministries of internal Affairs, information and communications, religious Affairs and civil society, education and science, defense and aerospace industry spoke about the work to prevent the spread of materials promoting extremism and terrorism, the cult of cruelty and violence, pornography, suicide, etc. via the Internet.

At the round table, the Prosecutor General's office presented the project "Secure Internet", developed jointly with interested state bodies.

Presenting the Project, a representative of the Prosecutor General's office told about its main ideas. The goal of the project is to build effective work on Internet monitoring.

The deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament stressed the importance of operational interaction of all interested bodies and exchange of experience in the application of new methods and technologies.

As a result of the round table, specific recommendations were developed for the authorized bodies to improve the effectiveness of work to prevent the spread of illegal content on the Internet, including social networks, as well as in the field of information security.

Press service of the Prosecutor General's office