"Best in AI in Kazakhstan" award: applications open for 2026

Kazakhstan has opened applications for the 2026 "Best in AI" award: the organizers will honor companies, projects and specialists who achieved notable results with artificial intelligence. The very existence of a stable annual award is a marker: the market has accumulated enough real cases to choose from.

For companies that have already deployed AI, participating is a rational move even without winning. Preparing an application forces you to quantify the effect — many formalize for the first time what automation actually delivered. Plus visibility: making the shortlist means free media mentions, an argument for clients and a magnet for candidates.

For those still sizing up the technology, the award is useful from the other side: its long and short lists are a ready map of what genuinely works in Kazakhstani conditions, with the names of teams and contractors attached. Studying last year's laureates before choosing a solution is a fast way to separate working products from pretty slide decks.