Kozybayev University Staff Review the President’s Address to the People of Kazakhstan

Today, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the people of Kazakhstan at a meeting of the National Kurultai, delivering his Address entitled “Kazakhstan’s Current Priorities in a New Historical Cycle.” He placed particular emphasis on infrastructure modernisation, construction development, digitalisation and reforms.

The Head of State stated that successful reforms require changes not only to legislation but also to public consciousness. The President called for strengthening respect for the law, advancing education, science and artificial intelligence, and fostering patriotism. He also emphasised that citizens’ interests must be at the heart of all reforms, while justice must underpin public policy.

The Kozybayev University community welcomed this strategy for the country’s further development with enthusiasm.

The President proposed declaring 2027 the Year of Nationwide Large-Scale Construction. Roads, factories, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure facilities are planned to be built across the country, alongside efforts to develop the digital economy.

Digitalisation featured prominently in the Address. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that Kazakhstan must build a digital economy. Two supercomputers are already operational in the country, and a third is being prepared for launch.

Kozybayev University’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation is already training a new generation of IT specialists and developing its own solutions, including an interactive road traffic accident map, a digital platform for analytics and monitoring in agriculture, and other AI-based start-ups.

In addition, the President instructed the government to promote agricultural processing and the adoption of modern technologies in livestock farming. Kozybayev University conducts research in these areas in close cooperation with regional agricultural producers.

Particularly noteworthy was the concluding statement of the President’s Address, in which he directly linked the country’s future to education, science and innovation: “The main driving force of the modern era is knowledge, science and advanced innovation. Countries that master new technologies and artificial intelligence in depth are the ones that develop.”

For universities, this is a fundamentally important guideline. It highlights the need to simultaneously strengthen research capacity, improve the quality of specialist training, and enhance the ability to apply new technologies in real-world industries.