The Ad-hoc Meeting of the Working Group on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) was organized by the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) on 30 May 2023 in an online format.
During the meeting, representatives of the Ministries in charge of ICT, digital development and IT Parks of the Member States discussed the agenda of cooperation in the field of ICT, in particular a comprehensive presentation made by delegation of Kazakhstan on creation of the “OTS Digitalization Center” under the international techno park of IT startups “Astana Hub”. Parties also discussed the initiatives to be implemented by this Center, such as preparation of “Turkic Metaverse”- a platform that will contribute to the development of gov-tech projects, creation of “Silkway Innovation House” as a representation of technology parks of the OTS countries in Silicon Valley and common “OTS Venture Fund” to attract funding for startups from entire Turkic region.
During the meeting, representatives of the Ministries in charge of ICT, digital development and IT Parks of the Member States discussed the agenda of cooperation in the field of ICT, in particular a comprehensive presentation made by delegation of Kazakhstan on creation of the “OTS Digitalization Center” under the international techno park of IT startups “Astana Hub”. Parties also discussed the initiatives to be implemented by this Center, such as preparation of “Turkic Metaverse”- a platform that will contribute to the development of gov-tech projects, creation of “Silkway Innovation House” as a representation of technology parks of the OTS countries in Silicon Valley and common “OTS Venture Fund” to attract funding for startups from entire Turkic region.
