What works in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has undertaken major digital transformation and AI integration initiatives. [The Digital Kazakhstan programme (2018–2022) trained over 1.6 million parents on school information systems and 5.1 million patients in healthcare digital literacy, raising the country's UN E-Government Development Index rank from 39th to 28th], though [a state audit identified 46.5 billion tenge in inexpedient spending]. [The Digital Family Card has mapped all 5.9 million families and proactively delivered 2.2 million social services since 2023], and [252,000 teachers (78% of 324,000 registrants) completed a free national generative-AI micro-certification by November 2025]. [Kazakhstan also approved national AI-in-education standards covering 4.1 million pupils from September 2025], though the practices do not yet measure whether these teacher trainings or AI integrations have changed classroom practice or student outcomes.