Since 2022, the so-called Google tax, a value-added tax for foreign internet companies, has been in effect in Kazakhstan. The tax is intended to regulate the taxation of foreign companies engaged in e-commerce and providing digital services to individuals in Kazakhstan. Currently, more than 110 international companies are VAT payers in Kazakhstan, 13 of which … Read more
Ekaterina Smyshlyaeva stated that laws should be understandable not only to lawyers, but also to algorithms. Majilis deputy Ekaterina Smyshlyaeva stated at parliamentary hearings on the development of artificial intelligence that digital law requires new approaches. According to her, the country needs to train digital judges, lawyers, and prosecutors, Kursiv reports. "Digital laws are overloaded … Read more
An Exponential Cluster—an international center for digital solutions—will be created in Astana. An Exponential Cluster—an international center for digital solutions—will be established in Astana at the EXPO site. This will help expand the Astana Hub, which is already struggling to accommodate the growth of IT companies, announced Minister Zhaslan Madiyev. The Alem.ai International Artificial Intelligence … Read more