Tariq Saeedi In a captivating dialogue at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026, Elon Musk, the visionary behind Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, emerged as the ultimate authority on innovative, boundary-pushing ideas. Joined by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Musk outlined a powerful "troika" of technologies—AI, humanoid robotics, and alternative energies, especially solar power—that … [Read more...]
UN General Assembly Adopts Tajikistan-Initiated AI Resolution
On July 25, 2025, the UN General Assembly unanimously passed a historic resolution, proposed by Tajikistan, titled “Role of Artificial Intelligence in Creating New Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Central Asia.” Initiated by President Emomali Rahmon during the 79th UN General Assembly session in 2024, the resolution promotes ethical and safe AI use, focusing on … [Read more...]
Human Development progress slows to a 35-year low according to UN Development Programme report
Sixty percent of people hopeful Artificial Intelligence will create new job opportunities Brussels, 6 May 2025 — Human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could reignite development. Instead of seeing … [Read more...]
AI Can Free Human Intelligence for Discovery and Exploration
Ozzeir Khan, Director, ADB Digital Innovation and Architecture, Information Technology Department Artificial intelligence is reshaping knowledge generation, but human intelligence remains essential for ethical oversight, innovation, and problem-solving. Integrating AI into industries, shifting away from Industrial Era work models, and accelerating learning will be key to … [Read more...]
The Evolution of AI: From Wariness to Wide Acceptance
nCa-AI Collaborative Report Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Much like the early days of social media, AI is currently met with a mix of excitement, skepticism, and even fear. This wariness is not entirely unfounded, as the rapid advancement of AI … [Read more...]
Paris AI Action Summit — AI and AGI — To be or not to be
nCa-AI Collaborative Report The Paris Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit closed this week with a declaration that outlined policies for ensuring AI is “open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy”. Media outlets including EuroNewss report that some 60 countries signed the declaration but notably the United Kingdom and the United States did … [Read more...]
The Role of AI in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping
nCa-AI Collaborative Report We took this question (prompt) to three members of the AI community – (for us, they are not tools):-In all of our previous conversations, you have given concrete, logical answers. Now, here is a question I have been thinking about lately: Is there any possible connection between AI and the various efforts of peace in the world. Can AI play any … [Read more...]
Artificial Intelligence in Central Asia: strategies, initiatives, prospects
nCa Report The development of artificial intelligence is becoming one of the key priorities of the state policy of the Central Asian countries. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan demonstrate a systematic approach to the development of AI, forming the necessary infrastructure, training personnel and creating favorable conditions for … [Read more...]
Web3 and AI: The Future of E-Commerce
Web3Bay: A Decentralized E-Commerce Platform Web3Bay is a decentralized e-commerce platform that leverages blockchain technology to provide users with control over their data and transactions. The platform addresses pain points in traditional e-commerce like high fees, data privacy concerns, and limited user control. Web3Bay is predicted to become a major player in the … [Read more...]
The fight for truth in the age of information technology
Prof. Fahrettin Altun,Head of the Communication Directorate of the Republic of Türkiye We live in an era that not only offers humanity new opportunities, but also poses serious challenges. In the current century, when it is difficult to keep up with the speed of providing and disseminating information, the communication ecosystem is undergoing a process of radical … [Read more...]
Digitization in Kazakhstan: PLUS Forum in Almaty
FinTech, Big Data and Blockchain are terms that are increasingly being used in the context of entrepreneurship. Digitization trends have become an integral part of all areas of life, but there is hardly any other area in which they have had such a significant impact as in the economy. How far has Kazakhstan come and what successes has it achieved? Anton Genza Dialogue between … [Read more...]
Turkmen teachers explore France’s best practices in the field of digital technologies in education
Teachers and specialists of the Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute named after Seyitnazar Seydi made a working trip to France from 20 to 27 November 2024. The visit was aimed at exploring innovative technologies, methods of using artificial intelligence, information protection and digital technologies in education, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan reports. The … [Read more...]
Alibaba Restructures Amidst eCommerce Evolution
Alibaba Group is making significant changes to its business structure, combining all of its e-commerce platforms into a single unit called Alibaba Ecommerce Business Group. This new group brings together both the domestic Chinese e-commerce platforms, Taobao and Tmall Group, and the international e-commerce platforms, which include AliExpress, Alibaba.com, and Xianyu. ● This … [Read more...]
Top E-Commerce trends in 2024
Global e-commerce sales are projected to see significant growth in the next few years, with sales projected to reach $8.1 trillion in 2026 and account for 20.6% of all retail sales globally by 2027. With this anticipated growth, retailers are looking for ways to keep pace with the competition by adopting new technologies and strategies to keep their businesses at the forefront … [Read more...]
Uzbekistan will develop its own artificial intelligence technologies
Uzbekistan recently adopted a Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies, outlining its ambitious goals for the next six years. The Strategy for 2024-2030 was approved by the President on 14 October 2024. Key targets for AI Growth: The strategy aims to significantly increase the volume of AI-powered software products and services to a $1.5 … [Read more...]
Huawei offers Turkmenistan innovative solutions for digitalization of education
The delegation of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Minister Azat Atayev, took part in the international forum "Huawei Connect 2024:Amplify Intelligence", which was held in Shanghai from 19 to 21 September. On the sidelines of the forum, the delegation met with Huawei executives, including Vice President Mr. Liu Giy, Dr. J. Jin (founder and chairman … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan is exploring the use of AI in cybersecurity
nCa Report AI (Artificial Intelligence), despite being quite familiar to the regular users of the Internet, is still a kind of a blob when it comes to its definitive use in cybersecurity. The problem here is that there is the real potential for pitching AI against AI. ----- If AI is integrated into the cybersecurity solutions to prevent phishing, what is there to prevent … [Read more...]
EU Artificial Intelligence Act is laudable step toward regulating AI
The EU has introduced the Artificial Intelligence Act, a highly laudable first step toward regulating the AI. It was unveiled on 1 August 2024 and will be fully applicable in two years. The dedicated website ‘EU Artificial Intelligence Act’ provides the updates on the latest developments and offers information on a number of related … [Read more...]
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Freedom of Expression in focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
An OSCE-organized seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on freedom of expression took place on 17 and 18 July 2024 in Ashgabat. The two-day event gave an overview of the legal challenges posed by the emergence of AI and presented initiatives of international organizations aimed at addressing these challenges. Opening the seminar, William Leaf, the … [Read more...]
Media roundtable in Turkmenistan focuses on fake news, social media – Part One
nCa Report It was stepping into the uncharted territory, literally. --- The media roundtable hosted jointly by the foreign office of Turkmenistan and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on 14 April 2023 was a unique and unprecedented event. The theme of the roundtable was – “New formats of cooperation in the international information environment.” It was not the kind of event we … [Read more...]
Media roundtable in Turkmenistan focuses on fake news, social media – Part Three
nCa Analysis A picture used to be worth more than a thousand words. That was the going price before the AI. Now that the AI has kicked its way into the room, the picture and the word are pasted on the same side of the face – like a bizarre Picasso. The enormity of the intrusion of AI into the media is – and will remain – unfathomable. In any case, we don’t aspire to measure … [Read more...]
ChatGPT is quantum leap opportunity for Central Asia
nCa Report In less than two months of its public debut, ChatGPT has sent shivers down the spine of Google. The New York Times states that Google founders, Page and Brin, have been brought hastily back to Google by Sundar Pichai, the company’s current CEO, after OpenAI’s ChatGPT raised a code red. Here we need to look at two questions: What is ChatGPT? How can Central … [Read more...]