• 20 September 2023
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A competition of innovative projects was held in Kyzylorda

A contest of innovative projects "Demo Day" was organized in Kyzylorda to summarize the results of the first stream of the incubation program "Startup Joly".

Educational work on the incubation program "Startup Jolу" the center of entrepreneurship of Korkyt Ata University began on August 14. 135 people applied to participate in the program, 57 of them took part in the first stream of the program. Then 26 projects were selected and took part in the "Demo Day". Among the projects presented are QR–Koktas, esports on a VR platform, smart refrigerator, mining and processing of precious metals from coal ash, organic cosmetics, Digital Oner Academy, Open garden and others.

Startup Joly is a program to provide innovative startups and entrepreneurial initiatives with the necessary resources, improve skills in various aspects of entrepreneurship, including ideas, marketing, sales and legal issues.

Beybarys Raushanbek presented the Educopter project at the competition and won 500 thousand tenge. Eldos Tursynbay and Bauyrzhan Akhmetov with the "Dmenu" project received 300 thousand tenge, Zhuldyzai Munaitbasova and Raushan Turganbay with the "ecoDabyl" project - 200 thousand tenge. 

"Demo Day" was held at a high level. I received information about new projects. Now robotics is rapidly developing in the country and technical circles and specialties are being opened. I want students to make tools with their own hands, without using ready-made objects. To this end, I developed and brought to Demo Day a training drone kit called "Educopter". With the help of this kit, anyone will be able to build and program their first drone," said Raushanbek Beybarys, the winner of the first place.

Director of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Kyzylorda region Pirmukhamed Syzdykov, Head of the Digital Technologies Department of the Akim of the Kyzylorda region Sabit Ibadulla, Chairman of the Council of Entrepreneurs of the Kyzylorda Region Yerlan Rayimov, Director of the Baikonur Project Management Department Indira Sansyzbaevna, entrepreneur, senior lecturer of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University Murat Smaylov, chief expert of the Project Management Department of JSC SEC Baikonur Olzhabai Aydin evaluated the projects in the competition, teacher of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University Abai Shainurov and director of the Mansap school Sofia Abdurazakova

"In addition to the financial award, we presented certificates to the best participants. The winners will be able to participate in the grant programs of the "National Agency for the Development of Innovations QazInnovations" and the international technopark Astana Hub through the certificate," said Zhanarys Altynbekuly, head of the Entrepreneurship Center of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University.

General partners: Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, National Agency for Innovation Development "QazInnovations", International Technopark "Astana Hub", Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University. Partners: National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Kyzylorda region "Atameken", "Information Technology Center" of the office of the Akim of the Kyzylorda region.

It should be noted that the Startup Jolу incubation program will continue. Work on the second stream of the program will begin before the end of September. The Center, which has taken over the development of innovative projects, will organize a Demo Day again in October.

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