President: "Economic growth is directly related to science; this is an axiom"

State’s Head addressed the meeting of National Council for Science and Technology. At the beginning of his speech, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that science and technology are strategically important for all states.

 – Priority attention is given to countries’ evolvement in advanced states. We are all witnessing the transformation of the modern world. The global geopolitical situation remains unstable, with numerous threats and challenges. But as the Chinese proverb says, "Where there is a danger, there is always an opportunity." The time has come for investment, knowledge, and high technology. Today, the place of any country in the world is determined by the level of scientific growth. Economic growth is directly related to science; this is an axiom. Competition for the possession of advanced technologies has developed between various states, including in Central Asia. This is a completely understandable and natural trend. Therefore, in order to achieve concrete results, we need to focus our efforts on the given area," President said.

Head of State recalled that the Message sets a clear goal to turn Kazakhstan into a fully digital country within three years. He also noted that it is necessary to make full use of artificial intelligence potential and implement it in all areas.

– A few days ago, in my speech at the meeting of UN General Assembly, I presented the priorities of our country's development. I also informed the world community about Kazakhstan's position on global trends. In order to achieve unity and prosperity on the whole planet, humanity should make a choice in favor of mutual respect, equality and cooperation. This is the only way we can establish good relations between the states.

As it is known, during my official visit to China in early September, there were signed 70 investment agreements totaling $15 billion. During the recent visit to the United States, I held a series of meetings with the heads of major global companies, including Amazon and Meta corporations, engaged in elaborations in artificial intelligence and high technology sphere. There were also talks with the heads of financial and investment corporations Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Cerberus Capital Management and Citigroup. Alongside, commercial agreements were signed with Wabtec, PepsiCo and other major companies. In total, 11 agreements covering the economy’s key sectors worth more than 5.2 billion dollars were signed during the trip, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.