‘Fights against corruption will continue in Kazakhstan’, states in the Address by President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the people of Kazakhstan. ‘New Opportunities for Development Amidst the Fourth Industrial Revolution’ was published today, on January 10, 2018.
‘Over the past three years, more than 2,500 people, including top officials and state-owned company executives have been convicted of corruption. Over the whole period, about 17 billion tenge damage caused by them was reimbursed’, the annual Address says. According to the Head of State, in the preventive fight against corruption, it is the digitisation of processes in government agencies is essential, including their interaction with the population and business. In particular, citizens should see how their appeals are handled, and receive detailed answers on time.
The President also addressed public security issues. Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and facial recognition systems on the streets, public places and traffic control to be the solution for the problem.