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Kazakh mobile numbers to be blocked under new telecom rules
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan has approved new rules for providing communication services, introducing stricter measures to combat phone fraud
10 November 2025
Kazakhstan forms new Committee under AI and Digital Development Ministry
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s newly established Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has created a Telecommunications
31 October 2025
AI could “fire” up to 1 million Kazakh workers by 2030 - here’s what the government plans to do
Tengrinews.kz – Up to one million Kazakhstani workers could lose their jobs due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation by
23 October 2025
Kazakhstan may allow cell towers on rooftops without residents’ consent
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan is considering a new law that would permit the installation of mobile network base stations on residential rooftops
21 October 2025
Kazakhstan creates AI ministry, appoints Zhaslan Madiev as deputy PM
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Zhaslan Madiev as Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Artificial Intelligence
29 September 2025
Tokayev on digitalization: “I fear we might just talk this issue to death”
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has cautioned against treating digitalization as a formality, stressing the need for concrete
16 September 2025
Kazakhstan’s three-year standoff with Sony over PlayStation Store access
Tengrinews.kz – For the third year in a row, Kazakhstan has been unable to reach an agreement with Sony Interactive Entertainment on restoring
16 September 2025
Kazakhstan buying surveillance system from China? Digital ministry responds
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry has responded to media reports linking the country
15 September 2025
No ban on WhatsApp or Telegram – Ministry
Tengrinews.kz - Will civil servants be banned from using WhatsApp and Telegram for personal purposes? The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations,
20 August 2025
Tokayev gives officials two months for key AI decisions
Tengrinews.kz - President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during a meeting on the development of artificial intelligence, stressed the importance of
11 August 2025
Kazakh Ministry reminds users of ChatGPT’s data privacy setting
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry has commented on the safety of personal data
23 July 2025
Kazakhstan to launch new agricultural information system
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan is set to introduce a new information system for the agricultural sector, citing Minister of Digital Development
09 July 2025
Mobile number purchase method will drastically change in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Mobile numbers in Kazakhstan may soon be available for purchase through the eGov website. The corresponding amendments have
02 July 2025
Minister responds to reports on abandoning eGov
Tengrinews.kz - The Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev, has responded to rumors claiming
30 June 2025
Why is mobile service getting more expensive but not better? Minister responds
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev, was asked why mobile operators
27 June 2025
Kazakhstani parents to gain more control over teens’ Instagram accounts
Tengrinews.kz - A new Instagram feature aimed at boosting teen safety will soon be available, allowing Kazakhstani parents to better monitor
10 June 2025
12 million devices verified in Kazakhstan ahead of smartphone registration crackdown
Tengrinews.kz - Damir Seissembekov, head of the Telecommunications Committee at the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace
04 June 2025
Smartphone prices in Kazakhstan may drop due to new 'blacklist' system
Tengrinews.kz - Smartphone prices in official retail stores across Kazakhstan may decrease following the implementation of a device verification
04 June 2025
CryptoCity may be built in Alatau – minister
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan's Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Zhaslan Madiyev, has revealed where the country’s
29 May 2025
Smartphone verification in Kazakhstan may become a paid service
Tengrinews.kz - The smartphone verification procedure in Kazakhstan may become paid in the future, head of the Telecommunications Committee
21 May 2025