Geneva, 7 July 2026 – Kazakhstan's national pavilion "Kazakhstan – AI and Digital Hub of Eurasia" was officially opened on the margins of the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 in Geneva. The ceremony took place with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.

The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhaslan Madiyev, Kazakhstan's Permanent Representative to the WTO Kairat Torebayev, as well as representatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana Hub, and KT-TELECOM.

The pavilion showcases Kazakhstan's digital ecosystem – the result of more than 25 years of consistent digital transformation. According to the UN E-Government Development Index, Kazakhstan ranks 24th globally and is among the top ten countries by the Online Services Index. Today, approximately 93% of public services are provided to citizens and businesses through a single mobile super-app, free of charge and without exception.

The pavilion's exhibition is organized around three thematic zones. The Innovation Cluster zone presents Astana Hub as Kazakhstan's largest innovation cluster. Residents benefit from a zero-tax regime, digital nomad visa and residency options, streamlined visa and labor procedures, and modern working and living spaces for ecosystem participants.

The GovTech zone is presented by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the National Supercomputing Cluster. The zone showcases the architecture of public digital services based on a data-driven and AI-empowered approach. Kazakhstan has been placed in Group A of the World Bank's GovTech Maturity Index and ranks 24th in the UN E-Government Development Index. The Smart Data Ulttyq project has been recognized as the best analytical solution in the field of big data. The country operates more than 1,300 online government services, more than 450 AI agents on the National AI Platform, and 120 integrated government databases.

The Data Center Valley zone, presented by KT-TELECOM, is dedicated to a project to develop a hyperscalable AI infrastructure platform in Kazakhstan. The project envisages the construction of a data center with capacity of up to 1 GW near one of the country's largest energy hubs.

According to the official participant catalog of the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, Kazakhstan's national pavilion is registered under the name "Kazakhstan Pavilion" with the participation of Astana Hub (Autonomous Cluster Fund) and KT-TELECOM LLP.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-wto/press/news/details/1255288?lang=ru