Bishkek, Feb. 14, 2022. / Kabar /. Last Saturday, on 12 February Bishkek hosted a hybrid-regime event "Get engaged into IT", dedicated to introducing young people to the possibilities of innovative technologies. Codify, together with the UNDP Accelerator Lab, Accelerate Prosperity and the Association of Creative Industries, have collaborated to bring a series of masterclasses, where top experts shared with newcomers features of different sectors in IT.
The event conveyed around 150 young IT beginners and enthusiasts online and offline, covering the IT Hub of Osh city, regions of Kyrgyzstan and bringing them together with seven prominent speakers. As speakers shared their expertise on diverse, but IT-related topics, participants have engaged with the questions of their interest.
Louise Chamberlain, UNDP Resident Representative in Kyrgyzstan shared: "We are expanding cooperation with government partners, civil society and other organizations to ensure an inclusive digital transformation to address the digital divide and use digital technology wherever it is needed to achieve development priorities with our partners.”
The event was held at the State Innovation Centre and featured prominent experts from the IT sector who gave their advises on how to launch a career in IT and combine it with creative industries such as art, tourism, edtech and more.
"Our goal is to acquaint people with multiple directions in IT and show that IT is accessible for everyone, contributing to the development and promotion of the IT sector in Kyrgyzstan.” said Dina Ruslan, CEO of Codify.
The IT market is developing in Kyrgyzstan. In 2021, residents of the Kyrgyz Hi-Tech Park earned KGS1.3 billion. About 30 companies work in the field, and 70% of their clients are from abroad. The biggest stepping stone in this lucrative sector is training more specialists.
Indira Uzbekova, Country Manager at Accelerate Prosperity said: "Accelerate Prosperity makes a significant contribution to the creation of an ecosystem for entrepreneurship development in Kyrgyzstan. Dina Ruslan, CEO of Codify is an Accelerate Prosperity alumna and winner. We are proud of our alumni and portfolio companies and hope to grow unicorn companies.”
Aman Tentiev, Emil Umetaliev, Adilet Maratov, Nikita Nogai, Vladislav Imankhojaev, Danila Orlov and YulianKhudolozhkinhave spoken about IT sphere, how IT technologies help tourism development, how to turn idea into a successful startup, how to create mobile applications, website design and much more.
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