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Oct. 8, 2025 17:19

Digital Bridge 2025: Kazakhstan Leaps into the Era of Artificial Intelligence

The international technology forum Digital Bridge 2025, the premier event of the year in information technology and artificial intelligence, has concluded in Astana. From October 2 to 4, the EXPO International Exhibition Center hosted global leaders in the digital industry, venture capital, science, and education.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 8, 2025 11:37

Alexey Tsoy: Kazakhstan Can Become a New Hub for Medical Innovation

Alexey Tsoy, Head of the Medical Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, became one of the key speakers at the panel discussion “Healthcare 2030: How Kazakhstan Can Shift from Import Dependence to Exporting Medical Solutions,” held as part of the Digital Bridge international forum.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 8, 2025 10:53

Pavel Durov Personally Supports CYBERPACK.AI Startup

Kazakhstani startup CYBERPACK.AI has received an unexpected prize — 25,000 dollars from Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram. The project, focused on developing STEM education in schools, caught the entrepreneur’s attention during the final of Astana Hub Battle at the Digital Bridge 2025 international forum.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 7, 2025 17:28

41 Memorandums Signed at Digital Bridge 2025

Kazakhstan has reaffirmed its growing role in the global information technology and innovation community by signing a series of strategic agreements at Digital Bridge 2025. During the forum, government agencies, major companies, international technoparks and other organizations signed 41 documents aimed at advancing IT innovation.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 7, 2025 10:46

Digital Bridge 2025: Industry 4.0 Pitch Battle Winners Announced

At the Digital Bridge 2025 technology forum, the final round of the Industry 4.0 Pitch Battle took place. The competition received 115 applications from teams working on AI technologies and Industry 4.0 solutions for the industrial sector. Twenty-two projects advanced to the semifinals, and only twelve startups earned the right to take the main stage with three-minute pitches.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 6, 2025 15:53

“We invested $200,000 of our own money.” How a startup from Uzbekistan secured $12 million from a major bank

Rustam Khamdamov, Vadim Zakharyan and Dzhakhongir Narzulloev from Tashkent were building their careers in a telecom company when they saw potential in creating an IT platform for retail stores. That moment led the colleagues to launch the startup BILLZ. Today, the company has 5,000 clients in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. And this year, BILLZ closed a deal with the Georgian bank TBC. For $12 million, the startup sold a controlling stake and transformed from a local player into part of a major banking ecosystem.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 4, 2025 19:18

Digital Bridge QUEST in Light Format Concludes

From October 3 to 4, an interactive quest was held at the Digital Bridge 2025 forum, bringing together more than 600 participants. Participants completed a series of tasks dedicated to artificial intelligence, new technologies and key zones of the forum.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 4, 2025 19:16

A New Start for Students: Tashenev University and Astana Hub Join Forces

The international innovation center Astana Hub and Tashenev University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership in education, science and digital technologies.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 4, 2025 17:59

Olzhas Bektenov: The President’s Initiatives Are Aimed at Kazakhstan’s Next Technological Breakthrough

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took part in the plenary session of the international Digital Bridge: Generative Nation forum, presented awards to the winners of the Digital Bridge Awards and visited the digital solutions exhibition.
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Astana Hub

Oct. 4, 2025 16:05

Market Entry Acceleration Program: Uzbek Startups Present Projects at Digital Bridge 2025

At Digital Bridge 2025, Central Asia’s largest technology forum, the Opening Day of the Market Entry program took place. The initiative, jointly launched by Astana Hub and IT Park Uzbekistan, is designed to support Uzbek startups looking to scale and enter the Kazakhstani market.
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