Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Deepen Digital Ties with Innovation Summit in Astana

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev has met with his Kazakh counterparts, including Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev, Presidential Advisor Assel Zhanassova and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev, to explore broad cooperation in innovation, digitalisation and ICT.

The detailed information about projects aimed at training ICT professionals, supporting startups, and strengthening the digital ecosystem has been given, The Caspian Post reports via Nabiyev's message on X.

Astana şəhərində Qazaxıstanın nəqliyyat naziri Nurkan Sauranbayev və Prezidentin müşaviri Asel Janasova ilə görüşlər zamanı innovasiya, rəqəmsallaşma və İKT sahələrində əməkdaşlıq perspektivlərini müzakirə etdik.

Səfər çərçivəsində “Astana Hub” #innovasiya mərkəzinin fəaliyyəti… pic.twitter.com/rvpnmtQrRl

— Rashad Nabiyev (@RashadNNabiyev) October 21, 2025

Discussions spanned digital government solutions, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, space technologies and the digitalisation of logistics corridors.

A visit to the innovation hub Astana Hub underscored shared interests in tech‑startups, talent development and joint digital ventures.

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are leveraging their strategic ties to build a future‑proof digital ecosystem that spans from ICT talent to smart infrastructure and advanced government‑digital services, reflecting a wider push across Central Asia toward innovation‑driven growth.