1,000 Kazakh and international delegates participate in the annual conference, discussing artificial intelligence, big data analytics and application development in the region
Amsterdam and Astana, May 6, 2024: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that its digital operator Beeline Kazakhstan and its IT subsidiary QazCode, one of the largest software companies in the country , hosted the Beetech 2024 Conference in Astana to discuss the future of AI, big data and application development.
The Beetech conference in Astana, attended by more than 1,000 delegates, hosted more than 30 experts and speakers from various global companies, including NVIDIA and Booking.com, as well as local technology entrepreneurs and academics. Delegates were also able to learn about success stories related to Beeline Kazakhstan’s development of digital services in entertainment and banking, including the work of its IT subsidiary QazCode.
“Kazakhstan is a growing global center for technology development and Beetech brings together this highly qualified community, including representatives from global technology companies,” explains Oleksii Sharavar, CEO of QazCode. “Beetech also strives to showcase the groundbreaking AI work being done by our own teams and the Kazakhstan ecosystem by developing local language models and creating locally relevant AI use cases . »
It was also announced during Beetech 2024 that QazCode will create the first GPU cloud in Central Asia for the development of AI products based on NVIDIA technology. The creation of this cloud will enable QazCode to provide access to advanced AI solutions to local and international customers through the first dedicated AI data center in Kazakhstan.
The Beetech Conference, now in its fourth edition, is an annual event for IT professionals in Kazakhstan to address key issues in software development. Organized by Beeline Kazakhstan and QazCode, the 2024 conference brought together more than 1,000 participants from product development teams, Scrum participants, programmers, quality engineers, security experts, analysts and professionals of data analysis, and thousands more followed the event online.
Launched in 2023, QazCode is a new IT company focused on developing digital products for markets in Kazakhstan and around the world, with specialization in software development, big data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. With over 600 developers, the QazCode team is responsible for creating over 60 external and internal Beeline Kazakhstan products that are used by millions of people across the country. This includes innovative services like superapp My Beeline, neobank Simply and music streaming sensation BeeTV.
About VEON
VEON is a digital operator that provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 160 million customers. Operating in six countries that are home to more than 7% of the world’s population, VEON transforms lives through technology-driven services that empower people and drive economic growth. Headquartered in Amsterdam, VEON is listed on NASDAQ and Euronext. For more information visit: www.veon.com
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