Astana-Tashkent: is there a tendency for a rapprochement in view?

PresidentsThe official visit of Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Uzbekistan, at the invitation of this state’s leader, Islam Karimov, is in the spotlight of home and foreign politicians, political analysts and the media. Given the significant part the two countries play in the regional integration of Central Asian states, this interest is understandable. Continue reading

IT Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

ITOn April 23, 2010, a Kyrgyz IT-Forum will be held in the Kyrgyz State Law Academy. This is the largest event in the field of Information & Communication Technologies in Kyrgyzstan.

The launch of IT-Award of Kyrgyzstan will be announced, as part of this forum. Innovative projects in ICT will be presented, master classes will be held with leading Russian IT-managers in the field of marketing and software development. Organizers plan to bring to the forum more than 1000 participants, among which there are top managers of leading ICT companies, IT-specialists, civil servants, students ICT skills, as well as all those interested in ICT and who care about the news the future of Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading

UN SPECA meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan

UN SPECAOn April 6th-7th, 2010, Almaty, Kazakhstan, will host the 15th meeting of the working group on “Transport and border crossings” project under the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA).

The United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) was launched in 1998 to strengthen subregional cooperation in Central Asia and its integration into the world economy. Continue reading