AI and Big Data Take the Centre Stage in Central Asia at Beetech 2024 Hosted by Beeline Kazakhstan and QazCode
06 Mai 2024 - 11:30AM
1000 Kazakh and international delegates
participate in the annual conference, discussing artificial
intelligence, big data analytics and app development in the
region
Amsterdam and Astana, 6 May 2024: VEON
Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital
operator that provides converged connectivity and online services,
announces that its digital operator Beeline Kazakhstan together
with IT subsidiary QazCode, one of the country’s largest software
firms, have hosted the 2024 Beetech Conference in Astana to discuss
the future of AI, big data and application development.
Attended by more than 1,000 delegates, the Beetech conference in
Astana heard from over 30 experts and speakers from various global
companies, including NVIDIA and Booking.com, as well as local
technology entrepreneurs and academics. Delegates were also
presented with success stories from Beeline Kazakhstan’s own
development of digital services across entertainment and banking,
including the work of its IT subsidiary QazCode.
“Kazakhstan is a burgeoning global centre for technology
development and Beetech brings together this highly skilled
community, including the representatives of global technology
companies” explains Oleksii Sharavar, CEO of QazCode. “Beetech also
strives to showcase the ground-breaking AI work being done by our
own teams and by the ecosystem in Kazakhstan in developing local
language models and creating locally relevant use cases for
AI.”
It was also announced at Beetech 2024 that QazCode will create
the first GPU cloud in Central Asia for the development of AI
products based on NVIDIA technology. The creation of this cloud
will allow QazCode to provide access to advanced AI solutions to
both local and international clients through the first dedicated AI
datacentre in Kazakhstan.
Now in its fourth year, the Beetech Conference is an annual
event for IT professionals in Kazakhstan to address key issues in
software development. Organised by Beeline Kazakhstan and QazCode,
the 2024 conference involved over 1000 participants across product
development teams, scrum participants, programmers, quality
engineers, security experts, analysts and data analytics
professionals, with thousands more viewing the event
online.
Launched in 2023, QazCode is a new IT company that focusses on
developing digital products for both Kazakhstan and worldwide
markets with specialisation in software development, big data,
artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. With over 600
developers, the QazCode team is responsible for creating more than
60 external and internal Beeline Kazakhstan products that are used
by millions of people across the country. This includes
innovative services like the My Beeline superapp, neobank Simply,
music streaming sensation BeeTV.
About VEON VEON is a digital operator that
provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 160
million customers. Operating across six countries that are
home to more than 7% of the world’s population, VEON is
transforming lives through technology-driven services that empower
individuals and drive economic growth. Headquartered in
Amsterdam, VEON is listed on NASDAQ and Euronext. For more
information visit: www.veon.com
Disclaimer This release contains
“forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section
27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and include
statements relating to, among other things, VEON’s digital
products, commercial plans and partnerships. Forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many
of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON
might not even anticipate. The forward-looking statements contained
in this release speak only as of the date of this release. VEON
does not undertake to publicly update, except as required by U.S.
federal securities laws, any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after such dates or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
Contact Information
VEON Hande Asik Group Director of
Communication pr@veon.com
TUVA Partners Julian Tanner Julian.tanner@tuvapartners.com
- More than 1000 participants discussed the future of AI and big
data at the Beetech 2024.
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