Kazakhstan Sees AI as Key to Growth, Kazakh PM Says at Digital Qazaqstan Forum

By Aida Haidar in Business on 30 March 2026

ASTANA — Kazakhstan is positioning AI as a cornerstone of its economic future, with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov saying the technology could help drive sustainable growth as its global impact accelerates during his speech at the Digital Qazaqstan 2026 forum in Shymkent on March 27.  Opening the plenary session, Bektenov said …

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