The V International Digital Forum “Digital Almaty: Digital Partnership in a New Reality” will be held in Almaty on February 2-3, 2023, reports the Press Service of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, DKNews.kz reports.
The main topic of discussion is current global challenges in the development of the innovative technology industry.
The business program of the Forum comprises 20 panel sessions featuring more than 150 speakers, representing the international and Kazakhstani IT-community. More than 15 thousand people from 30 countries are supposed to participate in Digital Almaty. At the panel sessions, the participants of the Forum will discuss rapid transition of industries from automation to digitalization, prospects of digital mining, areas for applying robotic automation, development of the IT industry in the Eurasian region.
Remarkably, the plenary session of Digital Almaty is expected to be attended by the Heads of Government of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (the EAEU). The main topic of the plenary session with the participation of the Prime Ministers of the EAEU countries is the development of a sustainable digital infrastructure and new technologies in telecommunications. The speakers will provide perspectives of GovTech and FinTech development and share their views on further development of IT business within the region.
The Forum provides exhibitions of country technology parks, international vendors, and venture capital funds. The exhibition zones Industry 4.0. and Innovation Center represent innovations and the best IT developments in the industrial industry.
Moreover, the Start-up Alley, will feature 100 new projects, including project exhibitions on FinTech, Smart City, EDtech, GameDev, IoT, 5G, SaaS, Blockcain, Big Data, MedTech, Logistic&Travel, etc. There is also a technology marathon, a workshop with the leading representatives of the IT-sphere, and university and job fairs. Traditionally, the platform of the Forum holds technology marathon ASTANA HUB BATTLE - the battle for the best IT-startup. The prize fund of the battle is 18 000USD.
To visit the event please register on the website almatydigital.kz.
Digital Almaty is a traditional dialogue platform for discussing the digital agenda, new strategies for digital transformation, and trends in digital technology. The forum has been held for the fifth time since 2018. The event is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Almaty City, Tech Garden and Astana Hub.
