The second national Internet Governance Forum Qazaqstan IGF 2024 will take place in Almaty

The second national Internet Governance Forum Qazaqstan IGF 2024 will take place in Almaty

The second Qazaqstan IGF 2024 — the national Internet Governance Forum — will be held on October 16 at the city's leading IT hub in Almaty. This significant event contributes to the creation of an open and secure digital space in Kazakhstan.

Qazaqstan IGF is an annual national forum bringing together more than 200 representatives from government agencies, the private sector, civil society, and academia to discuss a wide range of issues related to Internet governance and cybersecurity.

The event will cover topics such as:

— Multistakeholder Internet governance as a means to achieve sustainable development goals

— Privacy in the age of artificial intelligence

— The evolution of cryptocurrencies and their regulation

— Private networks and connectivity, overcoming the digital divide

— Parliamentary initiative: codification of digital legislation

— The role of women in Kazakhstan's digital future

— National regulation of online platforms, and much more.

Additionally, the event will present the results of the "Digital Rights Compliance Rating 2024" across three sectors: telecom, FinTech, and e-commerce, based on indicators related to corporate governance, freedom of expression, and privacy, compiled by experts from the Digital Rights Center Qazaqstan law firm.