• 15 November 2023
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The winners of "SMART CITY KYZYLORDA HACKATHON 2023" were awarded an educational grant from the university

Kyzylorda hosted a regional hackathon of IT projects "SMART CITY KYZYLORDA HACKATHON 2023", dedicated to the Day of digitalisation and information technology workers.

The contest of ideas with the support of the akim of Kyzylorda region was organised by the MSI "Centre of Information Technologies" of the akim's office of Kyzylorda region and the Centre of Entrepreneurship of  Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University.

Hackathon of IT projects covered the directions "Development", "Modelling", "Media and Education".  350 applications were submitted and about 120 projects were defended.

As a result of the competition, the winners of the educational grant of Korkyt Ata  Kyzylorda University  were: Talap Ali - a student of school-lyceum No.268 of Kyzylorda (direction "Media&Bilim"), Asyltas Shomentai - a student of school-lyceum No.101 named after Ali Muslim (direction "Modelling"), Zarina Azenova - a student of secondary school No.198 named after J. Nurmanov (direction "Development").

"In the hackathon of IT projects I presented the project "Fedup" and won an educational grant of  Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University. Today, the IT sphere is developing dynamically, i.e. competition is very high. But the competition in the field of robotics in Kazakhstan is still small. On the way to solve this problem, I started the project "Fedup". Thank you to the organisers of the competition of the Regional Hackathon of IT projects "Smart city Kyzylorda Hackathon 2023" - this is a platform for the development of young startups", - said Talap Ali.

In addition, RaushanTurganbai, Zhuldyzai Munaitbasova, Almira Makhambetali, Torekhan Tolegen, Yernar Abdizhaleluly, who took the 1st place in each direction, received certificates in the amount of 150,000 tenge. Also ІІ place winners Ersultan Zhanbolatuly, Inabat Aimagambetova, Omirzak Adil and Shyngys Abdullaev received cash prizes in the amount of 100,000 tenge. And for each direction 50,000 tenge were given to Ayagoz Kulakhmetova, Bekasyl Aldiar, Azamat Ibragimov. In order to stimulate 6 teams received special prizes from business incubator KyzylordaHub.

The best projects of the teams were awarded: Yerlan Bakirov - deputy head of the akim's office of Kyzylorda region, Kanat Karaev - director of MSI "Centre of Information Technologies" of the akim's office of Kyzylorda region and Nurlan Kulmyrzaev - director of the Institute of Economics and Law of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University.

"Hackathon of IT projects in the city of Kyzylorda is held for the fifth time. Last year, 270 young people took part in the hackathon competition, which was held on the eve of the Republic Day, and about 100 projects were presented. And this year the number of participants has increased. We are happy that the number of creative young people is growing in the land of Syr. In December, the InnoFestQyzylorda competition of innovative projects will be held", - said the head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship of Kyzylorda University named after Korkyt Ata Zhanarys Altynbekuly

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