A proposed national digital library and applied-AI training initiative
Kazakh National AI+ Library
Unified access to scientific knowledge and AI training for all institutions
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Vision
A future-ready nation with equitable access to global scientific knowledge for all researchers, educators and students, alongside comprehensive AI skills training and certification.
Equitable access to knowledge
Connecting researchers, educators and students directly to global scientific literature.
AI training and certification
Nationwide accredited AI skills programmes to build modern capability.
Elevating innovation standards
Driving educational excellence and preparing the nation to solve tomorrow’s challenges.
National context: 2026 is Kazakhstan’s Year of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, and the national target is one million people trained in AI by 2030.
Who benefits
247 institutions across Kazakhstan
Why one national library
- Centralised national access streamlines subscriptions so that all regions benefit equally from scientific information.
- It supports equal participation across regions, stronger research and development, and efficient spending.
- It allows priority subject areas to be set nationally and progress to be tracked with clear indicators.
Universities, academies & colleges108
Research & innovation centres85
Medical & public health centres29
Government bodies & state agencies16
Libraries, museums & education organisations9
What’s inside
Global scientific knowledge
Unified access to databases, e-journals and e-books from these content partners:
- Cambridge University Press
- CABI
- Bentham Science
- World eBook Library
- Emerald Publishing
- IEEE Computer Society
Applied AI skills
The AI+ Library covers:
- 160+ professions
- 96 skills
- 21 fields
- 40+ industries
Reference library
Described in the proposal as the world’s largest collection of Applied AI reference books and textbooks. Content is refreshed twice a year, and Kazakh and Russian editions of the core titles are planned for Year 1.
Courses
Taught and self-paced courses covering 40+ industries.
AI-powered learning and assessment platform
Lesson progressions that adapt to what each learner already knows, and measure what they can actually do.
Testing and certification
Proficiency exams and certificates mapped to the library’s skills, for individuals and for institutions.
Delivered through Kazakhstan’s own certified master trainers, who then train their colleagues.
Platform features
- Single login for multiple resources
- Access off campus
- Unified search across resources
- Offline viewing
- Built-in sharing
- Bookmarking, tagging and organisation tools
- Mobile accessWeb app plus Android and iOS apps
Proposed five-year roadmap
Proposed, for discussion
- Year 1
First master trainers certified. Library access opens.
- Year 2
Training cascades to institutions. First regional AI Hubs open.
- Year 3
Kazakhstan runs the Applied AI Academy itself.
- Year 4
AI Studios in every region.
- Year 5
Operational ownership with Kazakhstan. Intellectual property co-owned.
Partners
Content partners
Delivered by
- Mikro Information Handling & Distribution FZEHas supplied scientific databases, e-journals and e-books to universities and companies across Türkiye and Central Asia since 2010, and already works with 12 Kazakh partner institutions.
- iGroup Asia PacificHas provided information products, knowledge technologies and educational resources across 20+ countries for over 40 years.
- Straits Institute for Applied AISingapore. A joint venture of Straits AI Group and iGroup that develops Applied AI books, courses and AI-powered learning and assessment platforms.
- MyLOFTThe library access platform.
See what the library could offer Kazakhstan’s researchers, educators and students.
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