AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin attended the plenary session of the Digital Samruk conference on the topic of digitalization of the economy of Kazakhstan, the press service of the PM reports.

Mamin noted the growing relevance of digitalization of the Kazakhstani economy to ensure its further growth and competitiveness of the country on the world stage. The main tool in achieving this goal is the State Digital Kazakhstan Program.

“The total economic effect of the Program for 2018 and 2019 exceeded 600 billion tenge. Significant successes have been achieved in the introduction of digital technologies in the provision of public services, education, healthcare, the financial, transport and mining and metallurgical sectors, which allowed Kazakhstan to improve its position in current world ratings,” Mamin said.

The PM emphasized that digitalization can become the engine of the national economy and the generator of sustainable jobs only when it becomes a mechanism for creating new value.

He said that, in cooperation with the World Economic Forum, an active phase of the project to launch the Regional Affiliate Center of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Kazakhstan was launched.

He also got acquainted with the exhibition of achievements in the field of digital technologies and smart cities of portfolio companies of JSC Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna and their partners.

About 700 people took part in the event.