Tokayev says Kazakhstan IT services exports topped $1 billion in 2025

October 1, 2026 at 08:41 PM2 min

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Kazakhstan's IT services exports exceeded $1 billion in 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the AI & Digital Bridge-2026 forum in Astana on October 1. Kazakh digital solutions are used in more than 100 countries, he added. Tokayev proposed launching an AI Challenge to address real economic tasks and called for responsible AI regulation.

Key Facts

Kazakhstan's IT services exports exceeded $1 billion in 2025, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the AI & Digital Bridge-2026 forum in Astana.
Kazakh digital solutions are used in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Tokayev proposed launching an AI Challenge involving Kazakh and foreign teams to solve real economic tasks.
Tokayev highlighted the recent signing of a Superintelligence Agreement by leading US tech companies at the initiative of President Donald Trump.
Kazakhstan has already formed a basic legal framework for digital transformation, including the Law on Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Code.

AI Challenge Proposal

Tokayev said it is important to form a list of industrial AI tasks based on real economic demands. He proposed launching an AI Challenge on the basis of this list with participation of Kazakh and foreign teams. The best projects that prove their effectiveness will be introduced into production, Tokayev said.

AI Regulation and Global Cooperation

Tokayev stressed the need to show the highest responsibility and integrity regarding artificial intelligence. He noted the recent signing of the Superintelligence Agreement by leading American technology companies at the initiative of President Donald Trump. Tokayev said this approach will be considered by all interested countries as a model that could be adopted at the global level after thorough discussion. He reminded that Kazakhstan has already formed a basic legal framework for digital transformation, including the Law on Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Code. Tokayev said it is necessary to ensure a precisely calibrated institutional balance and a risk-oriented approach, with strict but not excessive requirements where security, rights and vital interests of citizens are affected.