At a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, issues related to the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry were discussed. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiev reported on measures to transition enterprises to Industry 4.0 standards and the implementation of artificial intelligence.

As the Deputy Prime Minister noted, digitalization has become a key factor in competitiveness in the global economy. For Kazakhstan, this issue is of strategic importance, as the manufacturing industry is one of the systemically important sectors influencing the stability of the entire economy.

At the instruction of the Head of State, the Digital Transformation Roadmap has been approved. According to the document, the goal is to transition enterprises in the sector to Industry 4.0 standards by 2028. This entails the widespread implementation of IoT platforms, digital twins, predictive maintenance systems, and integrated production management solutions.

Zhaslan Madiev outlined the expected outcomes of implementing the Roadmap by 2028:

• a 10–15% increase in labor productivity;
• real industry growth of 6.5%;
• an increase in the adoption rate of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) by 10–20%.
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It was also noted that in the manufacturing sector, 100% digitization of government services has been achieved — all 9 services are fully available online.

One of the key areas of transformation is the “Model Digital Factories” project. Currently, six pilot enterprises are involved in the project: Altynalmas JSC, Khimfarm JSC, Eurasian Foods JSC, Bal Textile LLP, Karlskrona LC AB LLP, and Almaty Fan Plant LLP.

Based on these facilities, 45 digital initiatives are being implemented, 31 of which have already been successfully rolled out. Verified economic benefits have been achieved: productivity has increased by 15–30%, operational automation has reached 60%, the defect rate has decreased by nearly 12%, and maintenance costs have been reduced by an average of 20%. These pilot plants will serve as the foundation for scaling successful solutions across the entire industry.

Domestic startups are making a significant contribution to digitalization. Within the Astana Hub ecosystem, 29 projects are working directly with the industrial sector, offering solutions for automation, security, and quality management. The combined revenue of these startups amounts to nearly 21 billion tenge, and they have created 280 jobs.

The Deputy Prime Minister specifically highlighted the implementation of domestic digital platforms. The KazTWIN platform — a national solution for Smart Factories and digital twins — provides 3D modeling, predictive analytics, and energy consumption monitoring. The list of trusted software also includes the CUBA IoT platform, which allows enterprises, including SMEs, to integrate thousands of sensors and receive round-the-clock analytics without significant costs.

Regarding global trends, Zhaslan Madiev reported that the industrial AI market will grow from $34 billion in 2025 to $155 billion in 2030. The experience of leading countries (Germany, Japan, and the U.S.) demonstrates the high effectiveness of “smart factories”: from increasing forecasting accuracy to 95% to reducing production time and downtime by 15–20%.

To maintain the high pace of transformation in Kazakhstan, plans are in place to conduct a comprehensive reengineering of industrial processes and adopt a Concept for the Robotization of the Industrial Sector. The document will define implementation standards, safety requirements, and incentives for enterprises.

Source: primeminister.kz