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Awarding WSIS Prizes-2017 champions

Today, in Geneva (Switzerland), under the World Summit on the Information Society, the awarding ceremony for WSIS Prizes-2017 winners and champions took place. Three projects from the Republic of Kazakhstan were announced champions:  e-Government, Open Government, and Integrated Call Center 1414. It should be reminded that in the prestigious WSIS Prizes-2017, 345 projects from multiple countries worldwide were competing, of which 90 were adjudged champions and entered TOP-5 of the best projects in each category.  

The draft “Fast Helper” emergency situations mobile app developed by a school student was recognized the best one at the open data contest

National Information Technologies JSC in collaboration with the “STEP” Computer Academy, have held the contest on mobile apps development based on open data.

Kazakhstan’s projects are champions at WSIS Prizes-2017

At the WSIS Prizes-2017 (World Summit on the Information Society contest), three projects from the Republic of Kazakhstan were announced champions:  e-Government, Open Government, and Integrated Call Center 1414.  

Тhe project of condominium services became The Open Data Kazakhstan Hackathon’s winner

On April 29-30, Microsoft Kazakhstan, National Information Technologies JSC and MOST business incubator hosted a hackathon with application of Open Data and Microsoft Azure cloud tools.  

The first Open Data-based Portal launched for ​agrarians in Kazakhstan

The first agricultural portal was launched in Kazakhstan. AidosAmanbai is the developer of the portal which can be used by all the agrarians countrywide.

«Open Data Kazakhstan» Hackathon

On April 29-30, Open Data Kazakhstan hackathon will take place in Almaty. The event hosts are: Microsoft Kazakhstan, National Information Technologies JSC and MOST business incubator.

The cyber security concept is being discussed on the Open Laws and Regulations portal

On the Open Laws and Regulations portal, the cyber security concept named “Kazakhstan’s Cyber Shield is accessible for discussing and submitting comments and ideas. The concept was developed for the purpose of ensuring information security of society and state in the field of informatization and communication, as well as for protection of citizens’ privacy in their using ICT.

On the “Open Dialogue” portal the survey on public services provided by Ministry of Energy is in progress

Before February 11, 2017 onthe “OpenDialogue” portal, the recipients of Ministry of Energy’s services may undergo the survey about the quality thereof.

Kazakhstanis can assess the progress of government agencies through a web portal

A systematic work to increase citizens' awareness of the activities of state bodies is conducted in Kazakhstan, said Minister of Information and Communications of Kazakhstan DaurenAbayev during a meeting of the Government of Kazakhstan

The competition for development of Open Data-enabled mobile applications announced for students in Astana

National Information Technologies JSC and “Astana Business Campus” innovation cluster announce the “Open Apps” competition among University students of Astana for the development of applications and services based on Open Data published on the data.egov.kz portal.