ABOUT US

Eurasian Digital Foundation is a non-governmental organization established to develop and implement projects for protecting digital human rights and researching the Internet in the Eurasian space.

MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION

Securing digital future for everyone

We strive to create a safe digital environment in the Republic of Kazakhstan and throughout the Eurasian space, based on trust, growth of technology, and innovations.

The Foundation develops and promotes ideas aimed at protecting digital human rights and maintaining a balance of interests of all parties involved in network relationships in the Internet regulation.

The Foundation implements and supports projects aimed at studying and changing legislative and law enforcement processes related to the Internet, and also develops recommendations to improve national regulation of cyberspace.

ACTIVITY AREAS

Legislative analysis

We monitor the state of digital rights in Kazakhstan and Eurasia as well as analyze legislation and practice in the field of the Internet regulation

Participation in working groups

We participate in working groups to discuss draft laws directly affecting Internet users

Development of recommendations

We develop recommendations and tools to improve the situation with digital rights

Organizing events

We organize and attend open public events on various aspects of digital rights

PROTECTION OF DIGITAL RIGHTS

Being members of international digital rights coalitions, we participate in global and regional campaigns and events, and also collaborate with experts and organizations from around the world.

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IGF Qazaqstan

AccessNow

Digital rights and freedoms landscape

Internet Governance Forum

Digital Bridge

RightsCon

OUR TEAM

Ruslan Daiyrbekov

Chairman of the Foundation

Privacy Ambassador, founder of the Eurasian Digital Fund, director of law firm DRCQ, GDPR DPP (Data Privacy Professional)

Sarkis Darbinyan

General Counsel of the Foundation

Social activist, cyber lawyer, co-founder of Roskomsvoboda, managing partner of DRC Group, expert of the Russian Privacy Professional Association (RPPA)

Yelzhan Kabyshev

Head of the Foundation's legal practice

Director of Digital Paradigm Public Foundation, manager of non-commercial digital rights projects - Digital Rights and Freedoms Landscape (drfl.kz) and Internet Freedom Kazakhstan (ifkz.org)

Dana Utegen

Academic Advisor of the Foundation

Deputy Director for academic support and employment at the Higher Law School of Maqsut Narikbayev University, senior lecturer. Data Privacy Professional (GDPR DPP)