By Botagoz Marabai
Published on
•Updated
Share this article
With ambitions to lead Central Asia’s nascent AI sector, Kazakhstan is launching a global hub to grow startups from the classroom to the market.
Kazakhstan is racing to become Central Asia’s hub for artificial intelligence, positioning itself as the region’s gateway to global tech.
Most regional startup investments now flow into Kazakh AI ventures, and the country has already produced its first billion-dollar unicorn.
With a goal to launch 100 new startups annually, Kazakhstan is opening its first AI-focused university and the International AI Centre, Alem AI, in Astana. The initiative aims to bridge research, talent, and commercialisation.
This year, the country also unveiled Central Asia’s most powerful supercomputer — capable of 2 quintillion calculations per second — spurring a compact AI system designed to replace entire companies and government departments.
Share this article
Read more
