Expert Opinion: Kazakhstan's Emergence as a Key Player in the Global Tech Market

In his State of the Nation address last year, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the strategic goal of transforming Kazakhstan into an IT powerhouse. He also set a target for the government to boost IT service exports to 1 billion dollars by 2026. Rustem Mustafin, Deputy Director of the Center for Political Research at the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies of the Kazakh National University of Higher Education, provides his expert opinion on the feasibility of these goals and how digitalization could shape Kazakhstan’s future.