New York, 24 September 2026 – Kazakhstan presented its national approach to developing human capital in artificial intelligence (AI) at the high-level meeting of the AI Skills Coalition, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the margins of the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

Opening the meeting, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin stressed that, amid the rapid development of AI, ensuring equal access to the necessary knowledge and skills is becoming one of the key global challenges. According to ITU estimates, around 1.2 billion people need training in basic digital skills in order to achieve global goals by 2030.

Kazakhstan was represented at the event by Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Doszhan Musaliyev. He outlined the country's systemic approach to training AI professionals, ranging from school education and vocational training to research and technology entrepreneurship.

One of Kazakhstan's key goals is to train more than 5 million people in digital and AI skills over the next five years. To this end, the country is implementing the AI Sana, Tomorrow School, AI Olympiad and Tech Orda programs, as well as specialized programs for civil servants and senior managers.

Today, 79 Kazakh universities offer programs in information technology (IT) and AI, with more than 76,000 students enrolled. The Alem.ai international center brings together educational, research and startup initiatives, providing access to state-of-the-art computing infrastructure. More than 12,000 people have already completed training under the Tech Orda program, with over 90% of graduates securing employment.

The discussion also brought together representatives of Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan and the Dominican Republic, as well as ITU, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Bank, technology companies and the academic community.

The AI Skills Coalition meeting focused on moving from stand-alone educational initiatives to AI competence development at scale and strengthening national ecosystems. Kazakhstan reaffirmed its readiness to actively contribute to this work and to share its experience in preparing talent for the AI-driven economy.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-wto/press/news/details/1298651?lang=ru