Bishkek, Oct.28, 2024. /Kabar/. The first ever “IT Fest 2024 Cyber Kyrgyzstan” will be held in Bishkek on Nov. 20-21, organizers of the event said during a press conference at Kabar News Agency.
President of the Federation of Drones and Robotics of Kyrgyzstan Baizak Urmambetov noted that the festival includes a national tournament among students of Kyrgyzstan, studying for IT-specialists.
“The tournament will be held in 8 directions: design and animation, hackathon, mobilography, robotics, cybersport, cybersecurity and others. Winners will compete later, in February 2025, with students from universities such as Kazan Federal University, RUDN and KazSU. The third event will take place in the summer. We have a lot of good IT students, and we can compare even with international ones,” he said.
Cyberlogicus representative Uran Bolush stressed that cyber security is a relevant topic all over the world.
“You can see that digitalization and IT technologies have started to develop rapidly in our country. The festival will contribute even more to the development of these areas. On the first day of the festival, representatives of government agencies and private companies will discuss cyber security in the country, what measures are being taken, what attacks are taking place, what technologies are developing, we will hold master classes in order to increase cyber literacy among the population. On the second day, a cybersecurity tournament will be held. Our goal is to create good conditions on the server. There will be a competition “catch the flag”, which team will be the first to draw the flag, and that will win. Everyone who has an idea about IT-sphere will be able to take part in the festival,” he said.
The organizers plan to gather more than 2.5 thousand participants.
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