Tumo schools are set to open at the National Center for Artificial Intelligence in Kazakhstan, as reported by the business information center Kapital.kz, citing the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry.
The President of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan, visited the International Technopark Astana Hub, where he was greeted by the Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry, Jaslan Madiyev, who provided an overview of the technopark's digital infrastructure.
The most significant event was the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between Astana Hub and Tumo Ventures concerning a strategic partnership for establishing a Tumo school at the National Center for Artificial Intelligence. This was emphasized by the Ministry of Digital Development. The document outlines a strategic partnership for creating a TUMO school of creative technologies at the National Center for Artificial Intelligence in Kazakhstan. The agreement was signed by Pegor Papazyan, General Director of Tumo Ventures, and Magzhan Madiyev, General Director of Astana Hub.
The National Center for Artificial Intelligence in Astana, which was announced by the President of Kazakhstan in his Address to the Nation on September 2, 2024, will be a key component in the development of the country's digital economy. The center will be open to schoolchildren, students, researchers, and entrepreneurs, with one of its flagship initiatives being a school of creative technologies and artificial intelligence for high school students. Tumo Ventures, renowned for its innovative educational programs in IT and creative technologies, has been chosen as the strategic partner for establishing this school.
During the visit, the head of the Ministry of Digital Development and President Vahagn Khachaturyan toured the innovative ecosystem of Astana Hub, the largest technopark in Central Asia that actively develops the IT ecosystem, supports startups, and prepares highly qualified specialists. Currently, the technopark brings together more than 1,500 IT companies, over 400 of which have foreign participation. Participants of Astana Hub benefit from a wide range of privileges and opportunities, including business scaling programs, tax and visa incentives, access to educational resources, and modern infrastructure.
Among the participants of Astana Hub are several companies from Armenia, including AI DIAGNOSTIC, which develops and implements software products for artificial intelligence used to detect pathologies in medical CT/MRI scans; Gen2B, the creator of the Gen2Chat AI-based chatbot focused on personalized communication for various online channels; and AI bot solutions Ltd, which is implementing the "Electronic Doctor" project aimed at diagnosing and preventing diseases.
Since its inception in 2018, the technopark participants have generated $819 million in IT exports, attracted investments totaling 274.6 billion tenge, created over 28,000 jobs, and achieved a total revenue of 1.1 trillion tenge.
The President of Armenia was introduced to the residents of Astana Hub - leading Kazakhstani startups showcasing innovative solutions and global scale: CodiPlay – a platform for teaching schoolchildren programming through gamification, Alaqan – a contactless payment system based on palm vein recognition, ArlanBiotech – a technology for developing nanotubes based on AI, Higgsfield AI – a platform for creating videos using artificial intelligence, and OGames – a mobile game developer known for the project Car Parking Multiplayer. The IT company inDrive was also presented, a global platform for transportation and urban services operating in 750 cities across 46 countries.
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The corporate fund "International Technopark of IT Startups Astana Hub" (hereinafter - Astana Hub) is the largest IT technopark in Central Asia. The activities of Astana Hub are aimed at forming an ecosystem to support the IT business, train IT talents, and develop startup projects.
The TUMO Creative Technology Center is a free educational program that enables teenagers to manage their learning independently. The program consists of self-study activities, workshops, and project labs focused on 15 key areas of education.
TUMO centers are located in cities across Armenia: Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri, Stepanakert.
There are 19 TUMO Boxes operating in 19 cities in Armenia.
Additionally, TUMO centers are active in the following cities around the world: Paris, Beirut, Tirana, Berlin, Zurich, Mannheim, Coimbra, Kyiv, and Lyon.
The TUMO program is organized around 15 areas of study, allowing teenagers to create personalized learning paths according to their interests and needs: animation; game development; cinematography; web development; music; writing; drawing; graphic design; 3D modeling; programming; robotics; motion design; photography; new media; generative AI.