2nd CAREC Digital Strategy Steering Committee Meeting

14:00 – 14:10

Ms. Nazgul Bazhayeva
Director, Digital Transformation Department, Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry (MDDIAI), Kazakhstan

Ms. Lyaziza Sabyrova
Regional Head
Regional Cooperation and Integration (CWRC), Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

14:10 –14:20

Moderated by
Ms. Nazgul Bazhayeva, Director, Digital Transformation Department, MDDIAI, Kazakhstan

14:20 – 14:50

This session will report on the achievements since the first meeting of the Digital Strategy Steering Committee, particularly those supported by TA on Supporting Startup Ecosystem in the CAREC Region to Mitigate Impact of COVID-19 and Support Economic Revival (TA 6602). The presentation will also identify priority areas, including activities required in line with the CAREC 2030 Strategy Midterm Review and the mainstreaming of the CAREC Climate Change Vision.

Presentation by
Dorothea Lazaro, Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

14:50 – 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:45

Each country’s delegation will provide brief interventions on the progress and requirements of implementing the CAREC Digital Strategy 2030. Development partners may provide intervention, share related regional initiatives and their alignment to the objectives and priorities under the CAREC Digital Strategy 2030.

Presentation by
Arndt Husar, Senior Public Management Specialist, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, ADB