Kazakhstan and ITU Forge Agreements to Enhance Digital Competencies and Establish Acceleration Center
Kazakhstan and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have signed a series of agreements in Doha aimed at expanding digital skills training, creating international career opportunities for young Kazakh specialists, and advancing plans to establish an ITU Acceleration Centre in Kazakhstan. The agreements include Kazakhstan joining ITU's Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme, which will allow young Kazakh professionals to gain experience at the ITU and engage with international experts. Additionally, Kazakhstan will provide 100 free training places for participants from African countries, focusing on digital technologies, programming, and artificial intelligence, drawing on Kazakhstan's educational and technological initiatives. A letter of agreement was also signed between ITU and TSARKA to develop and validate the model of the ITU Acceleration Centre in Kazakhstan, building on a previous agreement from July 2026. This center will apply ITU's methodological materials and adapt global methodol...
