THE ORDER OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER - THE MINISTER OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of March 13, 2026 No. 141/Tax Code

About approval of the Method of creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions"

According to part two of article 70 of the Digital code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I ORDER:

1. Approve the enclosed Method of creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions".

2. To provide to department of digital development of regions of the Ministry of artificial intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1) within five working days after signing of this order the direction it in the Kazakh and Russian languages in the Republican state company on the right of economic maintaining "Institute of the legislation and legal information of the Republic of Kazakhstan" the Ministries of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan for official publication and inclusion in Reference control bank of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) placement of this order on Internet resource of the Ministry of artificial intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan after its official publication.

3. Declare invalid the order of the Minister of digital development, innovations and the aerospace industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan of September 12, 2025 No. 469/Tax Code "About Approval of the Technique of Creation of the "Smart" Cities (the Reference Standard of the "Smart" Cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan)".

4. To impose control of execution of this order on the supervising vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. This order becomes effective since July 12, 2026.

Approved by the Order of the Deputy of Premier-Ministra-Ministra of artificial intelligence and digital development of the Republic of Kazakhstan of March 13, 2026 No. 141/Tax Code

Method of creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions"

Chapter 1. General provisions

1. This Method of creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions" (further – the Technique) is developed according to part 2 of article 70 of the Digital code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is applied to creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions" of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. In this Technique the following basic concepts are used:

1) "smart city" – the concept of development of the urban environment providing implementation of complex of high-technology decisions and innovative systems for effective management of infrastructure, resources and provision of services for the purpose of ensuring steady improvement of quality of life of the population;

2) "smart region" – the concept of digital transformation of area (territorial unit) directed to creation of the integrated ecosystem of management of social and economic processes providing interaction of state bodies, business and the population for sustainable development of all territory of the region including district level;

3) initiative of "smart city" and "smart region" (further – initiative) – set of the interconnected actions and tasks realized within digital transformation and directed to implementation of technology solutions, development of digital infrastructure, and also carrying out organizational changes for goal achievement of "smart" management;

4) the working group – the group created at the level of area, the city of republican value and the capital for carrying out inspection of the city and the region regarding transformations and readiness for their carrying out;

5) the digital-analytical system "Smart Data Ukimet" (further – SDU) – the object of digitalization intended for forming of single storage of data of state bodies, the state legal entities, subjects of the quasi-public sector as in the unstructured, and structured type, for the purposes of provisions of analytical information on activities of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

6) authorized body in the field of digitalization (further – authorized body) – the central executive body performing management and cross-industry coordination in the field of digitalization.

3. The purposes of "smart city" and "smart region" are:

1) providing safe and comfortable conditions for population life;

2) forming of effective management system by the city and region;

3) increase in competitiveness of the city and region.

4. The key principles of "smart city" and "smart region" are:

1) chelovekotsentrichnost and improvement of quality of life;

2) stability and ecological responsibility;

3) transparency and involvement of citizens;

4) safety;

5) inklyuziya and digital equality;

6) innovations and technological adaptation;

7) integration and coherence of systems.

5. Main spheres of "smart city" and "smart region":

1) management of the city and region;

2) public safety;

3) transport and logistics;

4) social sphere (education, culture, health care and social services);

5) ecology;

6) housing and communal services;

7) economy and business;

8) infrastructure.

6. The technique is based on international standards and methodologies, and the experience specified in appendix 1 to this Technique and provides methodological approach to standardization and coordination of management processes. This approach provides effective management of resources, determination of priority technologies and classification of the cities and regions by their requirements for the purpose of minimization of duplication of costs and efforts, and also promotes forming of steady and scaleable management system by "smart cities" and "smart regions".

Chapter 2. Methodological basis

7. The technique is intended for digitalization level assessment in settlements of different administrative categories and provides classification of settlements on three groups:

1) the cities of republican value and the capital including the cities of Astana, Almaty and Shymkent;

2) the cities of regional value combining the regional centers and the cities of regional value;

3) the cities of district value including the cities and settlements which are the district centers.

8. Implementation of the concept of "smart city" and "smart region" is performed step by step in all settlements specified in Item 7 of this Technique.

9. The technique determines the basic list of the initiatives necessary for implementation of concepts "smart city" and "smart region", according to appendix 2 to this Technique. The basic list of initiatives is staticized by authorized body by results of annual assessment taking into account dynamics of technology development and implementation of innovative solutions on creation of "smart cities" and "smart regions".

10. Local executive bodies (further – MIO) provide effective digitalization of the cities and regions within realization of initiatives of "smart city" and "smart region".

11. MIO develop and approve the Development strategy "smart cities" and "smart region" (further – Strategy) and the Road map on strategy implementation (further – the Road map) in coordination with authorized body.

12. For risk minimization and acceleration of processes of implementation of initiatives the following organizational technical requirements are established:

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