Article Author: President highlights digital transformation goals for Kyrgyzstan
Media Source: Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic)
Date: 6 October 2019
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbai Jeenbekov, inaugurated the Conference on Digital Transformation in Central Asia (DTCA) on 4 October in Bishkek. This three-day international Conference was jointly hosted by the University of Central Asia (UCA). The DTCA conference brought together over 20 international speakers from 12 countries, and over 100 leading technology leaders from Central Asia, to discuss current and future technology trends in Central Asia. President Jeenbekov announced that goals to make Kyrgyzstan the top country in the region in terms of digitisation had to be set. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of UCA and AKDN Diplomatic Representative to the Kyrgyz Republic, Dr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, confirmed the full support of UCA and AKDN to continue to work with the Government to advance the important policy recommendations on digitisation articulated by President Jeenbekov.