By Heydar Aliyev Foundation

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 3. Central Asia has
become an accelerator for digital innovations, Marketing Director
of GITEX Central Asia & Caucasus Antiga Babayeva said on the
sidelines of the Digital Bridge 2025 forum, Trend’s special
correspondent reports.

She pointed out the goldmine of opportunities for digitalization
in Central Asia and the Caucasus, where international companies are
starting to take a shine to the region.

“Central Asia has become an accelerator for the implementation
of innovations and the development of the digital sector in the
region. The potential here is enormous, and our exhibition can also
contribute to this,” Babayeva explained.

According to the analyst, Kazakhstan has already established a
Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization, which will
attract even more international companies.

Babayeva highlighted that the GITEX exhibition will be held in
Central Asia for the first time, specifically in Astana on June

“We’ll feature participants from Central Asia, the Caucasus, the
UAE, and Europe. Companies from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, as well
as numerous associations and companies from Azerbaijan, will
actively participate,” she emphasized.

The analyst pointed out that the exhibition will become a
‘center of attraction’ for specialists in artificial intelligence,
cybersecurity, blockchain, fintech, cloud, and medical
technologies.

GITEX Central Asia & Caucasus serves as the convergence point
for the foremost intellectual capital in the technology sector
across the region. Policymakers, international capital allocators,
entrepreneurial visionaries, and artificial intelligence
trailblazers converge for high-level summits, dynamic exhibitions,
and exclusive networking events. Astana emerges as the nexus of
digital potential—encompassing private policy dialogues and
nocturnal tech networking synergies.

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