Google School in Kyrgyzstan and the new AI Pendant tool: what's new in Central Asia and the world

A Google School will be launched in Bishkek as part of a pilot project

International partners, such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Union, UNICEF, Global Partnership for Education, and others, presented a new state program of the Kyrgyz Republic, "Altyn Kazyk," aimed at transforming school education. This program sets ambitious goals for the next 10 years focused on investing in human capital.

Kazakh startup Arlan BioTech advances to Start X

StartX is a non-profit educational organization that promotes the development and advancement of startups.

One of the startups that completed the program is Arlan BioTech. The Kazakh startup Arlan BioTech has taken a leading position in the global fight against infectious diseases by presenting innovative antigen tests based on the use of nanobodies.

Kyrgyzstan opens its first AI Academy

This is the first educational institution in Kyrgyzstan focused on training highly qualified specialists in the field of artificial intelligence and ensuring their employment in major IT companies.

The course will last six months in the following areas: Machine Learning Engineer, Deep Learning Engineer, Data Analyst, and Data Scientist. Additionally, the academy offers coworking space in the city center and the opportunity for internships upon course completion.

Kazakhstan launches the Araldy Saqta payment card in support of saving the Aral Sea

Freedom Bank and Mastercard have presented a joint charitable initiative for the protection of the Aral Sea by issuing a debit card named Araldy Saqta. With each purchase made using this card, customers will receive cashback of up to 10%, which will be directed to the International Fund for the Rescue of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.

The first AI assistant, AkylAI, now speaks Kyrgyz

This is the first step toward creating a fully functional multilingual assistant. As this is the first version, there may be inaccuracies. You can now personally test the voice.
AkylAI is an assistant that understands the Kyrgyz language. The goal of this open-source project is to develop the Kyrgyz language in the digital environment.

Singapore-based startup Introdex secures investment from MOST Ventures and enters the Japanese market

The Introdex platform, founded by Kazakhstani citizens Admet Akhter and Shamil Ahmedov, as well as Dane Jacob Pedersen, has secured investment from the international accelerator Antler, the Central Asian fund MOST Ventures, and angel investors from Singapore and the USA. In total, approximately $460,000 was raised at the pre-seed stage. Currently, the team has begun raising a seed round to accelerate expansion into APAC markets.

Mingyuan Silu Industry plans to build a $1 billion tech park in Zaamin

In Uzbekistan, 50 investment projects totaling $6.1 billion are planned for implementation in the Jizzakh region. The project to build a factory by Chinese manufacturer BYD in the Special Economic Zone "Jizzakh" is valued at $160 million.

Chinese company Mingyuan Silu Industry intends to build an industrial tech park worth $1 billion in the Zaamin district of the Jizzakh region.

A new innovative artificial intelligence tool — Pendant

Limitless has introduced an AI device called Pendant. This is an innovative artificial intelligence tool that will become your indispensable assistant during meetings. This portable gadget can be attached to a shirt or worn around the neck. It records all audio around you and then uses artificial intelligence to help remember and analyze this information.

A digital platform will be created in Kazakhstan for railway passenger transport

The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan is actively involved in the development and implementation of digital projects in the railway industry. Among the highest priorities is the project to implement the cargo multimodal platform Tez Customs as part of cooperation with the world's leading port operator, the Singaporean company PSA.

Meta adds real-time AI image generation feature to WhatsApp

Meta is launching a beta version of real-time AI image generation for WhatsApp users in the United States. To generate an image, you need to start typing a text prompt in the form of a picture in a chat with Meta AI. You can see the image change as you add more details.