StrategEast and the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation. As part of the memorandum, the parties agreed to jointly elaborate training programs for local youth in the most demanded IT specialties. In particular, the High Technology Park will help StrategEast select students for the Center’s programs.
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Valery Vavilov has joined the Advisory Board of StrategEast Global Minds Initiative.
Anatoly Motkin, President of StrategEast held a meeting with Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and informed the head of government about the results of StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum.
Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic opened the StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum.
StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum hosted a special session (co-hosted by The World Bank and UNDP) How Can Eurasia Reap the Data Dividends: Opportunities for Data-Driven Transformation. The discussion was moderated by Louise Chamberlain, Resident Representative in Kyrgyz Republic, UNDP and Oleg Petrov, Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank.
The second, plenary day of the StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum assembled 10 discussion panels on various topics, including:
Central Asia as a digital hub of Eurasia;
Development of IT Parks in Central Asia;
Global IT Industry in Eurasia;
IT industry in the Kyrgyz Republic;
New taxes for the new economy;
Smart fintech solutions;
Startups acceleration;
New education for the new economy;
Blockchain as a good governance technology;
Inclusive development of Eurasian tech.
Sir Suma Chakrabarti, Former President of the EBRD, Adviser to the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on economic development and effective governance, Chairman of ODI Global delivered a keynote speech at the StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum.
On March 25 Chatham House has hosted the event on Digital Transformation in the Former Soviet Union: Risks and Opportunities. Anatoly Motkin, Founder and President of StrategEast has participated in this workshop.
Speaking at the StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum in Bishkek on November, 9th Anatoly Motkin, President of StrategEast announced that the Center opens its office in Kyrgyzstan to work on the entire region of Central Asia to present tangible deliverables there.