Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Global E-Governance Rankings

To further bolster its digital transformation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a landmark law on July 5, focusing on digitizing statistics and improving data management systems. This legislation is set to reduce statistical reporting requirements by 40-50% through amendments to various laws concerning state control, statistics, and data management.

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Kazakhstan has climbed to 24th place in the 2024 UN E-Government Development Index, improving from 28th in 2022. This positions Kazakhstan as the regional leader in e-governance, ahead of its Central Asian neighbors. Denmark, Estonia, and Singapore secured the top three positions globally, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

Legislative Advances in Digital Transformation

To further bolster its digital transformation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a landmark law on July 5, focusing on digitizing statistics and improving data management systems. This legislation is set to reduce statistical reporting requirements by 40-50% through amendments to various laws concerning state control, statistics, and data management.

Regional Comparisons

Other Central Asian countries also demonstrated progress in e-governance, albeit at different rates:
• Uzbekistan rose to 63rd place from 69th, exceeding the 2025 targets outlined in its “Digital Uzbekistan 2030” strategy, according to Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov.
• Kyrgyzstan improved to 78th place from 81st.
• Tajikistan made significant strides, climbing from 141st to 123rd place.
• Turkmenistan, however, experienced a decline, dropping to 145th place from 137th in 2022.