Kazakhstan Digital Acceleration for an Inclusive Economy (DARE) Project

About this project

The largest landlocked country in the world located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Kazakhstan, is a resource-rich, upper-middle-income economy that – prior to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – demonstrated robust economic growth and poverty reduction but remained largely dependent on its natural resources and vulnerable to climate change. Despite being a landlocked country, Kazakhstan has multiple international gateways, ensuring sufficient international capacity for current needs; however it would need to quadruple to cater to the strategic connectivity objective of 100 Mbps per household. The Government of Kazakhstan (GoKZ) has been able to achieve some progress in improving digital connectivity. It has deployed various instruments to address infrastructure gaps and ensure universal service. However, those do not address last mile connectivity needs and continuous efforts are needed to achieve the ambition of 100 Mbps per household, and sizable access, quality, and affordability challenges persist.The DARE Project will contribute to GoKZ's long-term green, resilient and inclusive development (GRID) objectives, including accelerating economic diversification underpinned by resilient and affordable digital infrastructure. The project will also finance critical regulatory reforms to promote private sector investments in the telecom sector and strengthen foundational enablers to spur growth of new digital markets, such as cloud and data infrastructure.Component 1: R…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Kazakhstan

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessInformation and communication technology (ICT)

Places

Astana

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Republican State Institution Telecommunications Committee of MDDIAI

Accountable

Republic of Kazakhstan

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P179204.

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