The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest features Kazakhstan’s AI ambitions, ties with Belgium, preparations for the Kurultai elections, and the Middle Corridor.
Photo credit: Shutterstock How China is aiding Kazakh efforts to become hyper modern The Diplomat published an article on July 21 about Kazakhstan’s efforts to accelerate its digital transformation and artificial intelligence ambitions through expanded strategic cooperation with China, highlighted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Shanghai and the signing of more than $15 billion in technology and infrastructure agreements. “President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Shanghai underscored Kazakhstan’s commitment to becoming a regional digital and AI hub through closer cooperation with China. During the visit, the two countries signed more than 70 agreements and memorandums worth over $15 billion, covering artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, logistics, and data centers.
Major outcomes included Huawei’s strategic partnership with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, Kazakhstan’s accession to the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, and plans for the 1 gigawatt (GW) Data Center Valley, which is expected to become Central Asia’s largest data center,” reads the article. Kazakhstan and Belgium: Building a Partnership for the Future In an article published in EU Reporter on July 20, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Belgium Roman Vassilenko highlighted the strong and steadily expanding partnership between Kazakhstan and Belgium, emphasizing growing political, economic and people-to-people cooperation, as well as shared values and future opportunities. “This year marks a particularly significant milestone in our bilateral relationship.
In June, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Brussels, where he held productive meetings with the Belgian leadership and the heads of the European Union institutions. These discussions reaffirmed the excellent political dialogue between our countries and highlighted our shared commitment to strengthening economic cooperation, connectivity and sustainable development.
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