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Kazakhstan's Astana Hub to attract more startups before end of 2020

ICT Materials 16 July 2020 14:50 (UTC +04:00)
Kazakhstan's Astana Hub to attract more startups before end of 2020

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16

By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:

Kazakhstan's Astana Hub International Technology Park of IT Startups is planning to attract new startup community members before the end of 2020, Astana Hub representative told Trend.

Astana Hub was established in Kazakhstan within the framework of the Digital Kazakhstan State Program in order to develop country’s startup culture and support high-tech projects to strengthen Kazakh economy.

Astana Hub representative said that currently the work to create a strong community of startups in Kazakhstan is underway.

“Establishment of constant communication with regional technology parks of Kazakhstan is very important. The community’s mission is collaboration between IT professionals, employers, organizations and newcomers. All this serves one common goal - increasing the level of innovation ecosystem development in our region,” the Astana Hub official said.

The representative said that a strong community of startups helps to train young professionals, people with experience and establish new contacts.

“We want to attract new community members before the end of 2020, as well as to continue to generate interesting and useful content, we want to build a systematic discussion thread, create new connections, both business and personal, within our association. We want to develop a professional community, this work will go on uninterrupted,” the Astana Hub official said.

Astana Hub official noted that within the framework of the Startup Sapary program in Kazakhstan, a Startup School educational program for start-up entrepreneurs is to be conducted this year in 14 regional centers and 3 cities where at least 510 people are expected to study.

“Currently, 275 companies are members of the Astana Hub, whereas by the end of 2020 this number is to go up to 350. In addition, two more acceleration flows, training at the school of trackers and the startup school is also to be held,” the official said.

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