NVIDIA to Launch AI Educational Programs in Kazakhstan

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On July 26, a delegation from the Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry visited the head office of US technology corporation NVIDIA in San Francisco, to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence and supercomputer technologies.

The ministry and NVIDIA have agreed to launch artificial intelligence educational programs in Kazakhstani educational institutions, within the framework of the Deep Learning Institute program. The US company will help create educational content in the Kazakh language.

The parties are planning hackathons and boot camps on artificial intelligence to identify and support talented young specialists in this field. These events will help develop digital skills among young people, and strengthen Kazakhstan’s position as an innovation hub.

The ministry also said it is working to create computing power using NVIDIA chips to develop artificial intelligence in Kazakhstan.

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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