Kazakhstan

Digital Transformation is big on the agenda in Kazakhstan.

Plug and Play Kazakhstan represents an open innovation hub for startups and companies to join the digital odyssey with the global community.

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Plug and Play Kazakhstan, from its perch in Nur-Sultan in the Western Steppe, is built to boost the Digital Transformation agenda of Kazakhstan. From digital to hardware, all solutions are on the table.

Our Partners

In partnership with Astana Hub and Transtelecom, our mission is to attract high quality entrepreneurial talent to Kazakhstan who can work proactively with both public and private institutions in Central Asia. Likewise, we are helping local startups connect to our partners internationally.

Plug and Play Kazakhstan will bridge the digital divide by harnessing its global ecosystem of startups, corporate and venture capital partners to supercharge innovation across Central Asia. We call on regional partners to engage with us as we look to boost the implementation of optimizing technologies across all industries, and engage in a culture of innovation.

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Our focus areas include:

  • IoT
  • Smart Cities
  • 5G
  • Mining
  • Supply Chain & Mobility
  • Fintech
  • Energy

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    Astana Hub

    Astana Hub is the largest international Technopark for IT startups in Central Asia.

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    Officially launched with the decree of the first President of Kazakhstan - Nursultan Nazarbayev on October 6th, 2018, Corporate Fund "International technopark for IT-startups "Astana Hub" (hereinafter - Astana Hub) aims to develop a startup culture and support high-tech projects to strengthen the country's economy. It creates conditions for free development of Kazakhstani and foreign technology companies

    The Technopark provides multifaceted support to startups through financing, incubation, and acceleration programs for startups, training of IT specialists and investors, as well as cooperation with large domestic and foreign BigTech companies.

    Astana Hub seeks to contribute to the strengthening of the country's macroeconomy through large IT businesses. However, it is impossible to create IT business without appropriate talents who are operating in a market environment. Thereofore, Entrepreneurs are of particular importance. Accordingly, Astana Hub puts its special attention and resources in creation of a favorable environment for entrepreneurs as well as other participants of the Innovations industry.

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    TTC

    Transtelecom JSC is one of the largest telecommunications operators in the country.

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    The company specializes in providing a wide range of telecommunications services, digitalization, and system integration in the field of IT, communications, automation, and energy.

    Transtelecom JSC creates digital ecosystems of services in the corporate and government segment, offering modern digital solutions for businesses as part of government initiatives. Through our partnership, the railway industry is systematically moving to 'digital rails'.

    For more than 20 years Transtelecom JSC has transformed from a company exclusively servicing the railway industry into a major provider of telecommunications and IT services and has entered international markets. This contributed to strengthening of partnership relations and development of new promising areas of activities of Transtelecom JSC - and there are a lot of such important milestones, opening new opportunities and transforming regions, in the history of the company.

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