How to keep IT genius in Kazakhstan
Informal meeting of IT experts “IT Meetup Kazakhstan” was held in Almaty. The event focuses on the development of a successful IT ecosystem in Kazakhstan and covers a wide range of related issues. The program consists of 3 main topics: IT education, IT sector financing, development of technology parks and IT infrastructure. The organizers were the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs RK "Atameken", the Business Incubator MOST and techpreneurs. IT Meetup Kazakhstan gathered more than a hundred participants: companies, famous start-ups, business incubators, Internet associations, technological parks and government institutions.
Magzhan Madiev, a member of the Council for the Development of IT and a start-up ecosystem at NCE RK "Atameken" believes that for the development of IT in our country to attract large business. To interest in its commercial benefits, high profitability. "There are many problems, the volume of the venture market in Kazakhstan is no more than 10 million USD per year. This amount is 100 times less than in countries where this sphere is developed. It is necessary to create and develop accelerators, incubators, private or with the support of the state, which will support projects in the initial stages. Many talented specialists appear in Kazakhstan, but the best of the best imigrate. We, as employers, feel a shortage of staff. The president instructed to launch IT technopark on the basis of the IFAC in the EXPO area after the exhibition. We have high hopes for this technopark", - said Magzhan Madiyev. He also noted that now the Ministry of Education is working on introducing changes to the curriculum of universities that train IT professionals, based on the needs of the market. In his opinion, in our country there is not enough web programmers, mobile developers, Internet marketers and analysts, IT entrepreneurs and managers.
"84 higher educational institutions, 200 colleges train IT specialists in Kazakhstan. 32.5 thousand are currently studying in this specialty. About 3 billion tenge is allocated annually for grants. The whole educational army. At a meeting with the Minister of Education, a young man from Aktobe said that he tested graduates of universities. Out of one hundred only one met the level of required by the market. We have established a Council on IT and start-up ecosystem development, which includes successful companies on the market. And they set their goal - to help new Internet start-ups that appear that can compete in the world market, and also to develop the best specialists who will strengthen all computer-aided-business sectors in Kazakhstan", - said Deputy Chairman of NCE RK "Atameken" Eldar Zhumagaziev.
For reference: The Council for IT and start-up ecosystems development under NCE RK "Atameken" is a platform on the basis of which the topical issues of the IT industry are raised and discussed. Among the main tasks of the Council are the creation in Kazakhstan of conditions for the formation of a modern information infrastructure, ensuring its cybersecurity, the formation of a competent body of domestic IT companies.
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