Expanding digital horizons: meeting of Smart Cities and Kazakhtelecom leaders

2024-04-23 14:26

As part of#nbsp;developing the#nbsp;digital ecosystem and#nbsp;strengthening technological leadership, a#nbsp;significant meeting was#nbsp;held between representatives of#nbsp;Smart Cities LLP, a#nbsp;member of the#nbsp;AITU digital ecosystem from BTS Digital, and#nbsp;Kazakhtelecom JSC. The#nbsp;event took place in the#nbsp;"Marketing Academy" context and#nbsp;was marked by#nbsp;a#nbsp;discussion of#nbsp;the IT development strategies for#nbsp;the#nbsp;coming years.

Strategic Partnership

The main focus of#nbsp;the#nbsp;meeting was#nbsp;discussing and#nbsp;planning the#nbsp;further development of#nbsp;cloud services and#nbsp;solutions. Kazakhtelecom, which holds a#nbsp;leading position in the#nbsp;market of#nbsp;digital services in#nbsp;Kazakhstan, emphasized the#nbsp;strategy of#nbsp;retaining and#nbsp;strengthening its#nbsp;positions through innovative technological solutions. In particular, cooperation under the#nbsp;project AITU Cloud plays an#nbsp;important role in#nbsp;this process.

Goals and prospects

Within the#nbsp;cooperation framework, over the#nbsp;next three years, Kazakhtelecom plans to#nbsp;significantly increase its#nbsp;share of#nbsp;the#nbsp;market by#nbsp;doubling the#nbsp;number of#nbsp;cloud product offerings for#nbsp;both B2B and#nbsp;B2G segments. This expansion implies an#nbsp; increase in#nbsp;the#nbsp;number of#nbsp;services and a#nbsp;qualitative improvement in#nbsp;self-service platform solutions, which will allow consumers to#nbsp;connect to#nbsp;cloud services and#nbsp;make purchases online more conveniently.

Closing remarks from the CEOs

Chief executives of#nbsp;the companies - Mr. Kuanyshbek Esekeev, Chairman of#nbsp;the#nbsp;Management Board of#nbsp;Kazakhtelecom JSC, and#nbsp;Mr. Nurtay Abilgaliev, General Director of#nbsp;Smart Cities LLP and#nbsp;BTS Digital, expressed confidence in#nbsp;the successful development of#nbsp;the discussed directions. Both parties emphasized that joint efforts will help to#nbsp;find the#nbsp;most qualitative and#nbsp;practical solutions that open new perspectives for#nbsp;digital progress in#nbsp;Kazakhstan.

Stay tuned for#nbsp;more updates on#nbsp;this and#nbsp;other areas of#nbsp;development of#nbsp;the country's digital economy.