Nov. 24, 2023 10:53

Kazakhstan Technologies Recognized as Best on the World Stage

The domestic startup TrustMe has entered the top ten technology companies following the Demo Day of the Hero Training program by Astana Hub in Silicon Valley. Venture investor Tim Draper has expressed interest in investing in this project.
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Nov. 24, 2023 08:43

Kazakhs launched a chatbot in the USA and entered the top 10 most profitable AI applications! Here's how they did it

GoatChat.ai is not your typical startup. It doesn't address obvious pains, but it became profitable in the first few months, reaching the top of the App Store download charts in various countries. The GoatChat app is based on large language models (LLM), similar to Chat GPT, allowing it to create digital avatars, images, stories, and more. Before establishing the company in the USA, the startup founders found success in IT outsourcing.

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Nov. 23, 2023 15:14

Saving for a Dream: How a Resident of Karaganda Got into Tech Orda

New times dictate new rules: we are surrounded by computer technologies, digital services, and artificial intelligence. Therefore, specialists in various IT fields are in high demand like never before. One problem: training as an IT professional is not cheap. However, the state program Tech Orda can help save money for those wishing to pursue a career in web development, 3D design, software development, mobile app creation, as well as in areas like Big Data and Blockchain. This is a joint program of MCRIAP RK and Astana Hub. It provides a unique opportunity for all citizens of Kazakhstan aged 18 to 45 to master IT professions in private educational institutions of the country with the help of a grant. In 2023, there are 219 courses available from 83 IT schools in the country. Ildar Khalfin from Karaganda told us about how to get into Tech Orda and what training in currently in-demand specialties offers.
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Nov. 22, 2023 16:08

Tech Orda Program Graduate: "Why leave for a place where it's already easy? – You need to develop the place where you were born"

The story of a young man from Aktobe, formerly unemployed, who found his calling in the IT sector after the Tech Orda program, inspires other Kazakhs to change their lives. Mikhail Rusanovskiy shared his journey with diapazon.kz.
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Nov. 22, 2023 13:45

School students from the Karaganda region will master a leadership program and receive grants for an innovative university

The selection process has begun for the course on social leadership and project activities "Beginit by inDrive." The initiative is being implemented with the support of Astana Hub and Terricon Valley. During the program, experienced business and creative industry leaders will help children unlock their potential and acquire skills to create their own solutions to social issues in the region. Beginit finalists will receive grants for a new innovative university set to open in Almaty.
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Nov. 22, 2023 13:24

$8.1 million of investments were collectively attracted by the participants of the Silkway Accelerator

The fourth batch of the Silkway Accelerator, a joint program by Astana Hub and Google for Startups, has completed its acceleration phase. Participants increased their MRR by 4.7 times and collectively raised investments totaling $450,000, with preliminary agreements for an additional $150,000.
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Nov. 21, 2023 09:11

Any Kazakhstani can become the hero of a book. It will be written by artificial intelligence

The startup Mystory received $25,000 at Astana Hub Battle this year in the Best AI Startup category. The team came up with an interesting idea – using artificial intelligence to create real paper books where anyone can be the main character! For example, your child, wife, girlfriend, friend, or colleague. Digital Business, as part of the joint project "100 Startup Stories of Kazakhstan" with Astana Hub, spoke with Mystory co-founder Aitemir Mudinov. He talked about who needs personalized books, how superheroes teach children to brush their teeth, and whether artificial intelligence can completely replace human creativity.
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Nov. 17, 2023 16:18

Tech Orda Participant Nazym: Creating a Model to Identify Diseases through X-ray Images

In the current era of technological advancement, the expansion of knowledge in the field of information technology is crucial. Short-term intensive courses have become particularly valuable in this context. For instance, the grant program provided by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with Astana Hub Technopark, known as Tech Orda, offers opportunities for individuals to receive grants and pursue a career in IT within a short period.
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Nov. 17, 2023 09:26

The story of networks energy: digitizing 95% of railway freight in Kazakhstan

The startup Networks Energy from Kazakhstan developed a service that has nearly fully digitized railway freight operations in the country. With this innovation, companies no longer have to gather numerous paper documents for shipping goods from point A to B. Instead, they simply input the data into the system, which then generates the necessary waybills and calculates the transportation cost. Discover how the service operates and addresses challenges in the freight transportation market in the interview with Bakhyt Yerzhanov, CEO of Networks Energy, featured on Digital Business as part of the collaborative project with Astana Hub, “100 Startup Stories of Kazakhstan.”
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Nov. 16, 2023 13:30

A free leadership program for 10th graders in Kazakhstan has become available to students in the Kostanay region

After passing the qualifying round, children will acquire social leadership skills and gain knowledge enabling them to develop social projects from ideation to implementation as part of the Beginit by inDrive program. Finalists will receive valuable prizes and full grants for admission to the new innovative university, inVision U.
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