- Three documents were signed at the international forum AI & Digital Bridge 2026, held within Kazakhstan's Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. All three new R&D centers are planned at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
- The first center is being built with Fudan University. Its focus is practical AI applications across research, adaptation, testing, and deployment. Target industries include energy, industry, oil and gas, and transport. Dominor Partners Limited is the strategic industry partner.
- The second center is being built with Power China Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited. Its focus is alternative and renewable energy, covering applied research, new energy technology development, deployment of innovative solutions, joint science and technology projects, and talent training. In 2025 the company signed a memorandum with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy on advancing a joint research center for energy transition.
- The third center is being built with Shenzhen-based EAGET Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. Its focus is digital data storage technologies, including applied research, storage system development and deployment, joint science and technology projects, and related capacity building.
- Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy will coordinate energy-sector project development and engagement among the research community, foreign technology partners, and industry organizations. The ministry had previously agreed with the university to use its supercomputer for fuel and energy complex research.
- At the forum, the Kazakh side also presented the Data Center Valley development plan, with energy capacity of up to 1 GW.
Original excerpt: Три документа подписаны на международном форуме AI & Digital Bridge 2026 в рамках Года цифровизации и искусственного интеллекта.
Source: https://dknews.kz/ru/shelkovyy-put/406741-kazahstan-sozdast-s-kitaem-tri-r-d-centra-dlya-ai-i
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Key facts
- Kazakhstan and China signed three documents at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum.
- All three new R&D centers are planned to be established at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
- The first center will be jointly established with Fudan University and will focus on the practical application of AI.
- The second center will focus on alternative and renewable energy, with tasks including applied research and the development of new energy technologies.
- The third center will focus on digital data storage technologies, covering applied research and the development of storage systems.
- The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan will coordinate projects in the energy sector and facilitate cooperation between the research community and foreign technology partners.
FAQ
Where are the three R&D centers planned to be established?
All three new R&D centers are planned to be established at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
What areas will the three R&D centers respectively focus on?
They will focus respectively on the practical application of AI, alternative and renewable energy, and digital data storage technologies.
What role will the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan play?
The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan will coordinate the development of projects in the energy sector and facilitate cooperation between the research community, foreign technology partners, and industry organizations.
What collaboration has the partner of the second center had with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan?
In 2025, Power China Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning the promotion of a joint research center in the field of energy transition.
What other development initiatives were introduced at the forum?
The forum also introduced the Data Center Valley development plan, which has a planned installed capacity of up to 1 gigawatt.