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Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who is on an official visit to Tokyo, held a meeting with the founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of Rakuten Group, Hiroshi Mikitani, citing Akorda
The Head of State highly praised Rakuten’s achievements in building a global digital ecosystem, recognized as one of the most advanced in the world.
As Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized, the company’s experience is of great interest to Kazakhstan, which has entered a new phase of technological development and digital transformation.
The President told his interlocutor that Kazakhstan has, for the first time, adopted a law on artificial intelligence, launched its first national supercomputer, and is improving the work of e-government and the country’s digital ecosystem.
In this context, the Head of State welcomed Rakuten’s interest in expanding its presence in Kazakhstan and establishing close contacts with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development. In particular, Kazakhstan is interested in the company’s developments in biotechnology aimed at treating cancer.
Photo by Akorda
For his part, Hiroshi Mikitani thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the warm words and said it was a great honor for him to take part in the meeting. He noted the high level of development of digital initiatives in Kazakhstan and the scale of investments allocated to their implementation.
Rakuten Group is a Japanese technology conglomerate founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. The company develops an extensive digital ecosystem that includes e-commerce, mobile communications, financial technologies, digital content, media services, and other online services. Rakuten’s international cooperation spans more than 30 countries and regions.
Earlier, following the talks, the President and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed a joint statement, and members of the official delegations of the two countries signed 14 intergovernmental and interagency documents.
