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Kazakhstan

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

Location in the world

Kazakhstan

Flag of Kazakhstan

Asia

World map showing the location of KazakhstanKazakhstan
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Population (2024)
20,592,571
Total area
2,724,900 km²
Area in square miles
1,052,089.34 mi²
Coastline
Landlocked · 0 km
Base map adapted from Wikimedia Commons. Population: World Bank (2024); geography: CIA World Factbook.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Kazakhstan in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure, Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, 4G/LTE. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

  1. Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure6
  2. Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure6
  3. Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure6
  4. Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure5
  5. Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure2

Specific technologies

  1. Fiber/Fiber Optic6
  2. 4G/LTE4
  3. Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)1
  4. Microwave1
  5. Satellite Broadband1

Intervention classification

  1. Infrastructure and Specific Technology7
  2. Infrastructure only3
  3. Neither explicitly identified1

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

2 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 0 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

11 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

01

Broadband infrastructure

Accessible Internet – Fiber to Villages

2023–2027 / active · Rural and underserved regions
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Status / period2023–2027 / activeLocationRural and underserved regionsPopulationRural households, businesses and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; operators

Extends fiber-optic lines to rural settlements as part of the national 100 Mbps access project.

Activities and approach: Rural fiber backbone/access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access Infrastructure
02

Broadband infrastructure

Accessible Internet – Last-Mile Subsidy

2023–2027 / active · Rural and underserved regions
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Status / period2023–2027 / activeLocationRural and underserved regionsPopulationRural households, businesses and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; operators

Subsidizes last-mile Internet connections from village networks to households.

Activities and approach: Last-mile fiber; subsidy

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
03

Broadband infrastructure

Accessible Internet – Rural 4G Coverage

2023–2027 / active · Rural and underserved regions
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Status / period2023–2027 / activeLocationRural and underserved regionsPopulationRural households, businesses and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; operators

Provides 4G mobile Internet to settlements with more than 250 residents.

Activities and approach: 4G sites; coverage obligations

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
04

Broadband infrastructure

Accessible Internet – Satellite Links for Small Villages

2023–2027 / active · Rural and underserved regions
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Status / period2023–2027 / activeLocationRural and underserved regionsPopulationRural households, businesses and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; operators

Provides broadband to sparsely populated villages where wired access is impractical.

Activities and approach: Satellite broadband

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureSatellite InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access Infrastructure
05

Broadband infrastructure

DARE – Digital Acceleration for an Inclusive Economy

2023–2027 / active · Rural and underserved regions
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Status / period2023–2027 / activeLocationRural and underserved regionsPopulationRural households, businesses and communitiesOrganizationsMinistry of Digital Development; operators; World Bank

Finances climate-resilient high-quality broadband in underserved regions, benefiting more than one million rural residents.

Activities and approach: Broadband infrastructure; underserved-region financing

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
06

Resilient broadband

DARE Climate-Resilient Broadband Infrastructure

2024–ongoing · Underserved regions
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationUnderserved regionsPopulationRural usersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Builds climate-resilient digital infrastructure.

Activities and approach: Resilient network design

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure
07

Rural backhaul

DARE Competitive Matching Grants for Rural Backhaul

2024–ongoing · Selected underserved regions
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationSelected underserved regionsPopulationRural communities/operatorsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Crowds in private capital for high-capacity backhaul.

Activities and approach: Matching grants; fiber/microwave

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
08

Rural last mile

DARE Last-Mile Broadband Grants

2024–ongoing · Selected underserved regions
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationSelected underserved regionsPopulationHouseholds/businessesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Funds last-mile networks in underserved areas.

Activities and approach: Fiber/fixed wireless

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic
09

Broadband investment facilitation

DARE Private Investment Mobilization

2024–ongoing · Rural/remote markets
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationRural/remote marketsPopulationOperators and underserved usersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Mobilizes private investment into uneconomic areas.

Activities and approach: Competitive matching grants

10

Institution broadband

DARE Public Institution Connectivity

2024–ongoing · Selected underserved regions
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Status / period2024–ongoingLocationSelected underserved regionsPopulationSchools/clinics/public institutionsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Connects public institutions alongside local networks.

Activities and approach: Institution broadband

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure
EducationK–12
11

Satellite broadband expansion

Starlink Kazakhstan Remote Connectivity Launch

Commercial launch planned Q3 2025 · Kazakhstan nationwide; remote villages, pastures, schools and health facilities
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Status / periodCommercial launch planned Q3 2025LocationKazakhstan nationwide; remote villages, pastures, schools and health facilitiesPopulationResidents and institutions in remote and hard-to-reach locationsOrganizationsGovernment of Kazakhstan; Starlink / SpaceXFundingNot stated in source

Adds high-speed satellite broadband where terrestrial coverage is sparse or impractical.

Activities and approach: Starlink service authorization and nationwide satellite broadband launch

Satellite broadband / last-mile connectivityStarlink low-earth-orbit satellite broadband
EducationK–12
The Times Of Central Asia. (2025). Starlink Set to Launch Internet Services Nationwide in Kazakhstan. https://timesca.com/starlink-set-to-launch-internet-services-nationwide-in-kazakhstan/Open supporting source ↗

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

  1. Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Kazakhstan. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kazakhstan/
  2. International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
  3. World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Kazakhstan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=KZ
  4. World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Kazakhstan. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=KZ

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