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This year, our team organized and participated in dozens of conferences and forums, our experts were speakers at the most significant events on the topic of digital rights.
A lot of analytical works were compiled and dozens of recommendations were given to the state, business and the public, work was carried out to strengthen the legal field of Kazakhstan. So 2024 was especially busy and productive for us!
Top events of the year
1. Holding the second international conference Privacy Day 2024, where participants from all over Eurasia discussed the challenges facing business and civil society in the field of technology and privacy.
2. Signing a memorandum of cooperation with Q University.
3. EDF partnership with OONI to participate in the projects of the Open Observatory of Network Interference. A striking result of our cooperation was the report “Kazakhstan: TLS MITM attacks and blocking of news and human rights resource sites, as well as sites-tools for bypassing blocking”.
4. A study tour to Estonia, where EDF experts studied best practices in the field of a human-centered approach to digitalization and personal data protection.
5. Successful holding of the second National Forum on Internet Governance in Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan IGF 2024). More than 200 participants and 300 online listeners attended 10 panel sessions where issues ranging from Internet access and media freedom to digital financial assets and AI regulation were discussed.
6. Holding the Eurasian Data Protection Congress 2024
7. Signing a memorandum of cooperation with Kunayev University
8. Launch of the project "Development of Digital Legislation of Kazakhstan" with the support of the Eurasia Foundation within the framework of the "Social Innovations in Central Asia" program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in which my colleagues from the Digital Rights Coalition and I began to actively work on the analysis and development of recommendations for the draft Digital Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with an emphasis on protecting the digital rights of citizens, as well as the interests of businesses and public organizations.
⚡️Key achievements of the year
Campaign against Internet shutdowns: litigation with telecom operators was initiated and valuable results were obtained for further strategic litigation.
The Eurasian Digital Fund experts provided high-level recommendations on:
- regulation of artificial intelligence,
- protection of privacy and personal data, including biometrics,
- freedom of information and the media,
- new professions in the digital age,
- and other important topics.
EDF 2024 in figures
- 13 comprehensive analytical materials were published on our website.
- More than 250 news materials in our social networks.
- Our experts spoke at more than twenty events.
- More than 70,000 views of our materials on all EDF online platforms.
- At least 25 mentions of our activities in the media.
Gratitude and wishes for 2025
We are grateful to all partners, experts, friends and subscribers who supported us in this eventful year! Thank you for your participation, ideas and initiatives that helped us grow and develop.
Let's make 2025 even brighter, richer and more significant for the digital future of Kazakhstan together!
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A lot of analytical works were compiled and dozens of recommendations were given to the state, business and the public, work was carried out to strengthen the legal field of Kazakhstan. So 2024 was especially busy and productive for us!
Top events of the year
1. Holding the second international conference Privacy Day 2024, where participants from all over Eurasia discussed the challenges facing business and civil society in the field of technology and privacy.
2. Signing a memorandum of cooperation with Q University.
3. EDF partnership with OONI to participate in the projects of the Open Observatory of Network Interference. A striking result of our cooperation was the report “Kazakhstan: TLS MITM attacks and blocking of news and human rights resource sites, as well as sites-tools for bypassing blocking”.
4. A study tour to Estonia, where EDF experts studied best practices in the field of a human-centered approach to digitalization and personal data protection.
5. Successful holding of the second National Forum on Internet Governance in Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan IGF 2024). More than 200 participants and 300 online listeners attended 10 panel sessions where issues ranging from Internet access and media freedom to digital financial assets and AI regulation were discussed.
6. Holding the Eurasian Data Protection Congress 2024
7. Signing a memorandum of cooperation with Kunayev University
8. Launch of the project "Development of Digital Legislation of Kazakhstan" with the support of the Eurasia Foundation within the framework of the "Social Innovations in Central Asia" program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in which my colleagues from the Digital Rights Coalition and I began to actively work on the analysis and development of recommendations for the draft Digital Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with an emphasis on protecting the digital rights of citizens, as well as the interests of businesses and public organizations.
⚡️Key achievements of the year
Campaign against Internet shutdowns: litigation with telecom operators was initiated and valuable results were obtained for further strategic litigation.
The Eurasian Digital Fund experts provided high-level recommendations on:
- regulation of artificial intelligence,
- protection of privacy and personal data, including biometrics,
- freedom of information and the media,
- new professions in the digital age,
- and other important topics.
EDF 2024 in figures
- 13 comprehensive analytical materials were published on our website.
- More than 250 news materials in our social networks.
- Our experts spoke at more than twenty events.
- More than 70,000 views of our materials on all EDF online platforms.
- At least 25 mentions of our activities in the media.
Gratitude and wishes for 2025
We are grateful to all partners, experts, friends and subscribers who supported us in this eventful year! Thank you for your participation, ideas and initiatives that helped us grow and develop.
Let's make 2025 even brighter, richer and more significant for the digital future of Kazakhstan together!
