The Digital Almaty Forum 2024: "Industry X: Digital Evolution of the Future" will be held in Almaty from February 1 to 3, 2024.

The Sixth Forum will bring together government officials from the SCO and EAEU countries, leading experts and entrepreneurs to exchange experience and ideas aimed at shaping a new era of digital industry. The Forum also includes Industry 4.0 Startup Battle - a large-scale battle for the title of the best industrial startup, Exhibition of the largest Kazakhstani subsoil users, technoparks, technology companies that will share their experience and information about projects in the IT ecosystem.

VI Digital Almaty this year will present an extensive business programme that will cover the topics of digital transformation in industry and innovative solutions in the areas of GovTech, Industry 4.0, ESG, Smart City and others. The panel discussions will feature more than 200 speakers from international experts, industry leaders, leading IT and business innovators, who will share successful cases in the application of new technologies in the real economy and innovation. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the three-day digital event.

"The Digital Almaty International Forum annually gathers the world's leading experts from 15 different countries. This year we will discuss the topic of digital industry. Industry accounts for the main share in the production of GDP in our country. In the new year, new digital solutions are needed to help establish business processes in the economy. The forum platform provides ample opportunities for presentation and discussion of key trends, projects and technologies in this industry," said Bagdat Musin, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.

Recognised by world experts, Digital Almaty last year brought together more than 150 speakers who discussed digital mining, public administration, cryptocurrencies, cybersecurity, education and corporate innovation. The forum also became a platform for the first international championship on robotics and engineering projects Digital Ministry Cup for schoolchildren. Winners from Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan were selected in four categories. In addition, the Tech Garden Awards were held on the margins of the Forum for the first time, where industrial and manufacturing enterprises were awarded for the implementation of innovative projects in production processes according to the results of 2022.

The plenary session of the forum was attended by the heads of government of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union. Speakers discussed the development of sustainable digital infrastructure and new technologies in telecommunications. Digital Almaty has become a tradition and a platform for discussions on the digital agenda of the EAEU countries. This year it is taking a new direction, emphasising Industry X - the digital evolution of the future.

Recall that Digital Almaty was organised by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Almaty City Akimat and the Autonomous Cluster Fund "Park of Innovative Technologies" (Tech Garden).

Follow the updates on the official DigitalAlmaty.kz website for detailed information and registration opportunities. 

Venue: Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan Business Cooperation Centre Atakent

Dates: 1-3 February 2024

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