AKIPRESS.COM - The government of Kazakhstan discussed implementation of the state program “Digital Kazakhstan”, the press service of the Prime Minister said.

Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Askar Zhumagaliyev said that in 2019, 18.7 billion tenge were allocated for the implementation of the Digital Kazakhstan, which have been fully mastered.

In 2018-2019, the implemented digitalization measures brought an economic effect of 802.5 billion tenge, 32.8 billion tenge were attracted to the innovation ecosystem and 120 thousand jobs were created taking into account related industries.

Prime Minister Askar Mamin noted that for 2019, the disruption of the Plan for the Integration of Information Systems of State Bodies was allowed by the ministries of internal affairs, healthcare, industry, the national economy and defense.

“This work needs to be taken under special control and completed before March 1. All heads of state bodies should be assigned a personally responsible deputy for the timely integration of information systems and the smooth operation of them,” said Mamin.

The PM instructed this year to achieve a 90% level of automation of public services. The government agencies should work out and make the necessary changes to the register of public services as soon as possible, including 20 measures of state support.

He underlined the delay in providing the population with high-speed Internet.

The Ministry of Digital Development together with the Ministry of Education were ordered to step up work on the quality training of IT professionals using international best practices.