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A meeting of the Commission on Economic Issues under the CIS Economic Council in Moscow considered a draft concept for the digital transformation of the mining and metallurgical sector of CIS countries, as well as a number of other digital and infrastructure initiatives.

The President of Kazakhstan spoke about the growth of online fraud, personal data leaks and the use of AI in criminal schemes, instructing the government and relevant agencies to reconsider approaches to cybersecurity.

Companies in Kazakhstan and the CIS are increasingly abandoning Excel and scattered chats in favor of CRM/ERP and internal systems. The reason is simple: growth, chaos, lost money and the need for transparent processes.

IT companies and businesses in Kazakhstan are increasingly facing a shortage of developers. Amid growing demand for digital products, competition for specialists is intensifying, expectations regarding timelines and quality are rising, and the approach to hiring is changing.

Companies from Europe and the Middle East are expanding the geography of their contractors and increasingly considering teams from Central Asia. The market notes growing demand for development, design and product support from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Kazakhstan is preparing to launch one of the largest technology events of the year — the Decentrathon 5.0 hackathon. The event will take place simultaneously in 20 cities across the country and bring together thousands of developers and IT specialists.

Kazakhstani IT companies are increasingly adopting a hybrid work format or going fully remote. This is driven by competition for specialists, the growth of distributed teams and employees’ demand for flexibility.

Kazakhstan and the CIS countries are seeing growth in EdTech projects and digital education