State program "Digital Kazakhstan"
Date: 2019-04-10 12:26:12
In the modern world, digital technologies play an increasingly important role in the development of the economies of countries. Today, more than 40% of the world's population has access to the Internet, and almost every 7 out of 10 households has a mobile phone. Digital technologies have given a number of advantages, simplifying the access of the population and business to public services,:acceleration of information exchange, the emergence of new business opportunities, the creation of new digital products, etc.
The main objective of the state program “Digital Kazakhstan” is the progressive
development of the digital ecosystem to achieve
sustainable economic growth, increase the competitiveness of the economy and
the nation, and improve the quality of life of the population.
The implementation of the State Program "Digital Kazakhstan" will be conducted
in four key areas:
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1. Implementation of the digital Silk Road. This is the development of a reliable, affordable, high-speed and secure digital infrastructure;
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2. Development of a creative society. These include the development of competencies and skills for the digital economy, work to improve the digital literacy of the population, training of ICT specialists for industries;
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3. Digital transformations in industries. This is the widespread introduction of digital technologies to improve the competitiveness of various sectors of the economy;
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4. Transition to a proactive state. This is an improvement of the electronic and mobile government system, optimization of the provision of public services.
Expected Digital Dividends for Kazakhstan are defined and designated in accordance
with the strategic objectives of the state.
First of all, we are talking about such important and topical issues for the country,
such as improving the efficiency and transparency
of public administration, providing employment, improving the quality of education
and health care, improving the investment climate,
increasing labor productivity and increasing the share of small and medium businesses
in the GDP structure .
As a result of the implementation of the state-owned enterprise Digital Kazakhstan, the
share of Internet users in 2021 was 81%;
the digital literacy rate of the population in 2021 - 81.5%; labor productivity growth in
ICT in 2021 - 5.9%; labor productivity growth
in the Mining and Quarry section in 2021 - 6.3%; the growth of labor productivity
in the section “Transport and storage” in 2021 - 4.8%;
the number of employed people in the ICT industry in 2021 - 110 thousand people;
the share of public services received in electronic form,
of the total volume of public services - 80%.