During a meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Akorda, NVIDIA Co-Founder and President Jensen Huang suggested that Kazakhstan become a global hub for Physical AI. The Head of State identified the development of artificial intelligence and digitalization as a national priority and noted that 2026 had been declared the Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in the country. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also emphasized the importance of the NVIDIA President’s visit for strengthening bilateral cooperation and welcomed the company’s partnership with Kazakhstan’s first tech unicorn, Higgsfield, which has already become a notable player in the global ecosystem.
«This visit is extremely important in terms of getting serious impulse to our mutual ties. And using this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude personally to you for what you are doing for Kazakhstan,» Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted.
In turn, NVIDIA President Jensen Huang commended the strategic vision set out by the President at the beginning of the industrial revolution – to transform Kazakhstan into an AI nation, a country focused on the development and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. Jensen Huang noted that cooperation with Kazakhstan had already yielded significant results. Today, NVIDIA is developing partnerships with Kazakh companies, including Firebird AI KZ and Kazakhtelecom. This is only the beginning, Jensen Huang emphasised.
«This new industry requires energy at its foundation, it also requires a population dedicated to science, math and technology. You have richness in both,» Jensen Huang said.
At the end of the meeting, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev awarded Jensen Huang the Order of Dostyk, 1st Class, in recognition of his contribution to the development of Kazakhstan’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.
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