AI officers for the digital state: the second stream of AI Governance 500 has started

In Astana, training has begun for the second stream of the AI ​​Governance 500 strategic program, aimed at preparing political leaders for scaling artificial intelligence technologies in the public sector. The program is being implemented on behalf of the Administration of the President and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development together with the Agency for Civil Service Affairs on the basis of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The training was opened by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev, Assistant to the President Kuanyshbek Yesekeev and Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs Darkhan Zhazykbay. The program prepares management personnel to implement the objectives of the national Digital Qazaqstan strategy, aimed at the comprehensive digital transformation of the country and the systematic introduction of AI in key industries. AI Governance500 forms a pool of AI officers - managers capable of initiating and maintaining digital projects, ensuring their architectural consistency, building interdepartmental interaction and being responsible for the practical results of AI implementation. In

In the second stream, special emphasis is placed on training the heads of maslikhats. At the III Republican Forum of Maslikhat Deputies, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev set the task of organizing training for heads of regional maslikhats under the AI ​​Governance 500 program, emphasizing the need to reduce the digital gap between the center and the regions. “The implementation of Digital Qazaqstan depends on the willingness of managers to implement changes in their departments and regions. Therefore, AIGovernance 500 prepares AI officers who will be able to define tasks for the use of artificial intelligence, organize work with data and be responsible for the result. Digital competencies must be strengthened locally so that technologies help quickly resolve issues of citizens and businesses in all regions of the country,” noted Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev. The training is also attended by heads of structural divisions of the Government Apparatus, deputies of the Kurultai, sectoral vice-ministers, deputy akims of regions, heads of apparatus of central government bodies and local executive bodies, as well as management

holders of quasi-state organizations. The training is built from a strategic understanding of the role of artificial intelligence and the architecture of the digital state to the development of applied projects for departments and regions. Participants will work on initiatives aimed at reducing labor-intensive procedures, improving the quality of management decisions and simplifying the interaction of citizens and businesses with the government.