Youth Entrepreneurship, Education Are Important for Sustainable
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-10° / -14°C WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 No 23 (113) www.astanatimes.com Youth Entrepreneurship, Education A Successful Future Are Important for Sustainable Growth, Kazakhstan Must President Tells Forum Protect Secularity, By Malika Orazgaliyeva Improve Economic ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Dec. 1 Na- tional Youth Forum that education Productivity, Experts Say and entrepreneurship are important new era. The oil boom has ended in a modern world and noted the By Yerbolat Uatkhanov and the favourable conditions for opportunities the Kazakh govern- multiple economic and security ment provides for young people. ASTANA – For Kazakhstan to partnerships that helped the young “The main focus of my policy be successful as it reaches its 50th state grow and achieve some has always been about the present birthday in 2041, the country will prominence can no longer be taken and future of the younger genera- have to protect its secularity, stamp for granted. tion. Today, every young citizen of out corruption, improve economic In 2041, Kazakhstan will have Kazakhstan has opportunities to be productivity, continue building reached 50 years as a sovereign educated, find a job, create a fam- strong regional connections and state. The new report takes the ily and have a house,” Nazarbayev overhaul its agricultural and land first 25 years of independence as a told more than 1,000 people from tenure systems, the authors of a point of departure and analyses the across Kazakhstan, including en- new study say. major factors likely to influence trepreneurs, professionals of vari- Prominent scholars Frederick the position of the country and the ous fields, scientists, students, ac- Starr, Johan Engvall and Svante region in 2041. tors, famous athletes and leaders Cornell published “Kazakhstan The authors of the report pre- of the largest youth organisations 2041: the Next Twenty-Five Years” dict Kazakhstan’s population will who gathered at the Palace of In- under the Central Asia-Caucasus grow by 20 percent in the com- dependence for the event. Institute’s (CACI) Silk Road Stud- ing 25 years, but the ratio of de- Nazarbayev said that transiting ies Programme. The report is the pendents to working population is to a knowledge-based economy is product of cooperation between likely to double. As a result, it will important for sustainable growth Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (C) poses for cameras with the youth on Dec. 1 at the Youth Forum in Astana. the Washington, DC-based CACI be necessary to improve the pro- and the number of young research- and the Stockholm-based Insti- ductivity of the economy, which ers and scientists has been increas- ment and development opportuni- mary, secondary or general educa- education institutions. The centre tute for Security and Development will require the application of new ing since independence. He said ties are available in tourism, con- tion remains too high and that jobs will also create a single online job Policy. technologies, the development of Kazakhstan must join the world’s struction, public services, light will be needed to accommodate search and staff selection digital Kazakhstan’s model of orderly new fields, improved administra- 30 most-developed countries on industry and agriculture. He said expected population growth to the platform. and centralised reforms combined tion and further improvements to the basis of a knowledge-based free education for first blue-collar 24.5 million by 2050. He also said He also noted areas of improve- with the pursuit of a pragmatic, the business climate. economy and that Kazakhstan’s job and guaranteed employment the share of unproductive employ- ment in employment over the last multi-vector foreign policy have Sustained economic growth will universities must create the same are provided through the state pro- ment of the self-employed popula- decade. In the last 10 years, un- helped it develop economically further accelerate urbanisation, environments for innovations as gramme Professional Education tion is also too high. employment has decreased by despite regional and global turbu- and by 2041, 70 percent of the other leading international univer- for All and the Employment Road “The first objective of the Pro- 47 percent to 4.9 percent, the lence, and have earned it a reputa- population could be living in urban sities. Map – 2020 (ERM). ductive Employment Development number of economically active tion as a stable presence in the of- areas. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan will “We already have the first suc- He also noted that more than Programme is creation of an effec- people has increased 11 percent, ten volatile Central Asian region, continue to be a target for migrants cessful examples in the country’s 250,000 young people have planted tive system of obtaining marketa- the number of new employees the authors state. from neighbouring countries. leading universities. We should nearly 50 million trees over 150,000 ble professional qualifications and increased by 1.5 million and the Now, Kazakhstan is entering a Continued on Page A2 extend this experience. This is the hectares through the Zhasyl El skills, as well as trainings based on number of unemployed and self- task for the Ministry of Education (Green Nation) labour brigades. the demand from employers. It is employed has declined. In recent and Science, heads of universities President of the Centre for Work- clear that it is impossible to create years, more than 700,000 people and the National Chamber of En- force Development of Kazakhstan a large number of wage jobs in ru- have been involved with ERM trepreneurs,” he said, adding that Daulet Argandykov also told the ral areas, so we will also continue -2020, he said. Astana Adopts Tourism Nazarbayev University offers a gathering that the new Productive to develop entrepreneurship,” Ar- Employment issues are handled world-class education. Employment Development Pro- gandykov said. by the Ministry of Healthcare and On entrepreneurship, he told the gramme will improve the quality He said the programme will train Social Development of Kazakh- gathering that 55 projects of young of the labour force, reported the about 21,000 people, provide short stan together with mayors’ offices, Concept Focusing on entrepreneurs have received fa- Prime Minister’s website courses to 26,000-30,000 people Argandykov said, urging employ- vourable government-backed Argandykov said the proportion and provide free support to gradu- ers and employees to find more in- loans this year and that employ- of the population with only a pri- ates who were unable to enrol in formation at www.enbek.kz. Events, Business, Health stable flow of tourists, seasonal ac- Staff Report tivities are being planned, such as a snow and ice festival in the winter, ASTANA – The Astana akimat an outdoor world championship of Achievements Since Independence Discussed (city administration) has adopted a quadrocopters in spring and others. new concept for tourism develop- The creation of the Astana Inter- ment that will focus on events and national Financial Centre and the at International Conference in Astana business and health travel, accord- development of medical tourism is ing to the press service of the akim expected to boost tourist traffic. conference, entitled “25th Anniver- ment to the principles of multilateral (mayor) of the city. A network of modern medi- By Zhazira Dyussembekova sary of Independence of Kazakh- cooperation and to supporting dura- According to Marat Igaliyev, di- cal centres have been created and stan: Outcomes. Accomplishments. ble peace, security and development. rector of the Kazakh Ministry for developed in Astana. They are ASTANA – Parliamentarians Vision for the Future.” “Convincing evidence of the high Investments and Development’s and experts from almost two dozen equipped with the latest medical He added that Nazarbayev’s radi- international authority of Kazakh- Department of Industry and Tour- equipment and it is hoped they will countries participated in a Nov. 28 cal reforms in all spheres contrib- stan and its leader Nursultan Naz- ism, the capital has great potential draw foreign patients. To date, sev- conference in Astana reviewing Ka- uted to the development of market arbayev is the election of our state to develop a tourism cluster. eral cardiology clinics of the capital zakhstan’s accomplishments over relations and Kazakhstan’s integra- as a non-permanent member of the “In 2013, a master plan for the have conducted more than 17,000 25 years of independence and look- tion into the global economic sys- UN Security Council in 2017-2018. development of the tourism indus- complex operations. ing into its future. tem, the establishment of a new Central Asia will be represented in try in Astana was created in view of The capital is also actively work- “Looking back and evaluating tax system and modern banking EXPO 2017. We have also present- ing to prepare the city for EXPO the results we can state without infrastructure, the formation of do- the Security Council for the first ed the concept of tourism develop- 2017. doubt that during such a short pe- mestic business, and new economic time in its history, and our mem- ment in Astana until 2020 and the According to Astana Convention riod of time, a quarter of a century, possibilities in the countryside. He bership is a chance to attract the city’s brand will be selected next Bureau Director Saniyar Aitekenov, our country, led by President Nur- also talked about the formation of attention of the Security