Kazakhstan has entered the top 10 in the world for digital government services.

As a result of 2024, Kazakhstan entered the top ten countries in the world for the level of development of digital government services for the first time, taking a place next to South Korea, Estonia, and Denmark. According to the updated UN E-Government Development Index, the country rose by four positions and took the 24th place among 193 states, surpassing Germany, China, and Australia. Among the CIS countries, Kazakhstan became the leader in the field of digital governance.

More than 92% of government services in the country are available online. Citizens can use more than 1200 digital services through the eGov.kz portal and the eGov Mobile mobile application, which reached 11 million active users this year. Only in the first half of 2025, more than 23 million online services were provided, and almost half of them were from smartphones, confirming the effectiveness of the mobile-first strategy.

The success in digitalization is the result of systematic state policy. The country is no longer limited to the development of FinTech and IT exports: the priority is accessible internet, scalable AI infrastructure, legal regulation of digital technologies, and support for startups. In 2025, the most powerful supercomputer in Central Asia will be launched in Kazakhstan, and an International Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence will be created under the President.

In 2024, there were more than 18,000 IT companies with 187,000 specialists in the country, and by 2029, it is planned to train another 20,000 new specialists as part of the Tech Orda program. In addition, Kazakhstan's startup ecosystem is going international: in 2024, startups attracted $250 million in investments, and in 2025, a venture fund with a volume of $1 billion was created to support AI projects.

With growing digital engagement, expansion of AI infrastructure, and international integration of startups, Kazakhstan is strengthening its position as a digital leader of Eurasia.

Source: worldfinancialreview