Kazakhstan has risen to 24th place out of 193 countries in the 2024 UN E-Government Development Index, up from 28th in 2022. This achievement reaffirms Kazakhstan’s position as the regional leader in e-governance, surpassing its Central Asian neighbors. Globally, Denmark, Estonia, and Singapore secured the top three spots.
Legislative Advances in Digital Transformation
To further bolster its digital transformation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a landmark law on July 5, focusing on digitizing statistics and improving data management systems. This legislation is set to reduce statistical reporting requirements by 40-50% through amendments to various laws concerning state control, statistics, and data management.
Regional Comparisons
Other Central Asian countries also demonstrated progress in e-governance, albeit at different rates:
• Uzbekistan rose to 63rd place from 69th, exceeding the 2025 targets outlined in its “Digital Uzbekistan 2030” strategy, according to Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov.
• Kyrgyzstan improved to 78th place from 81st.
• Tajikistan made significant strides, climbing from 141st to 123rd place.
• Turkmenistan, however, experienced a decline, dropping to 145th place from 137th in 2022.
