OSCE Central Asian Youth Network seminar focuses on Innovating Central Asia
ALMATY (TCA) — The 12th annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar began on June 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Continue reading
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Kazakhstan: Go Viral festival kicks off for the 2nd year in Almaty this week
ALMATY (TCA) — The U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Kazakhstan announces the second annual Go Viral Festival — a three-day festival aimed at spreading innovative ideas in media, business, culture, and technology, which will be held from June 15-17 at SmArt.Point co-working space in Almaty. Continue reading
Kazakhstan: first ever Central Asian Maker Faire amazes Almaty
ALMATY (TCA) — American Space Almaty, an initiative of the U.S. Mission in Kazakhstan, organized the first ever Maker Faire in Central Asia on April 14. U.S. Ambassador George Krol opened the festival with welcome remarks. Continue reading
US businessman to represent Uzbekistan’s IT-sphere in Silicon Valley
TASHKENT (TCA) — The founder and CEO of Openbucks (USA) Marc Rochman intends to represent the interests of IT-sphere of Uzbekistan in the Silicon Valley. An agreement on this issue was reached at the end of a nine-day visit to Uzbekistan by the American businessman and expert in the field of e-commerce, the Jahon information agency reports. Continue reading
Digital Kazakhstan program to create 300 thousand jobs by 2022
ASTANA (TCA) — The draft state program Digital Kazakhstan was considered at the Government meeting on December 4, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
EXPO 2017 in Kazakhstan: when the carnival is over
ASTANA (TCA) — A giant globe flanked by a pair of hardly less modest looking humps on either side, surrounded by several blocks of square buildings on the desolate outskirts of Astana – itself not exactly an organic urban centre and in turn located in an endless barren environment. This is what is left of the complex hosting this year’s EXPO through summer. What to do with it next only exists on the minds of people in high places, and it remains unclear whether the structure can endure the region’s harsh winters when snow is man-high and temperatures are down to minus 20 during the day and minus 35 at night for half of the year. Continue reading
