The Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the now abolished central executive body of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
| Ministry of Information and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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| (MIC RK / ҚР AKM) | |
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| A country | |
| date of creation | May 6, 2016 |
| Previous Departments | Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan Ministry of Communications and Information of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture, Information and Public Accord of Kazakhstan Ministry of Information of Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports of Kazakhstan Ministry of Press and Mass Media of Kazakhstan National Press and Media Agency of Kazakhstan |
| Date of Abolition | February 25, 2019 |
| Leads activities | Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Parent agency | Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| The Minister | position abolished |
| Site | mic.gov.kz |
Content
History
On May 5, 2016, President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered the creation of the Ministry of Information and Communications. [one]
The ministry was created the next day, May 6th. The Ministry was headed by Presidential Press Secretary Abaev Dauren Askerbekovich. The head of the department was introduced to the team by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov. [2]
On February 25, 2019, by decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Ministry of Information and Communications was abolished [3] .
Functions
The Ministry provides leadership in the areas of:
• monitoring the information space of any form of ownership, including Internet resources and social networks, with the goal of quickly identifying and responding to the most acute problems;
• study of public opinion on the most relevant topics and issues, analysis and forecast of information requests and expectations of the population; • development of state information policy;
• coordination and control of information activities and activity of all government bodies;
• planning and analysis of the effectiveness of the state information order and funds allocated by the state;
• attracting investment and innovation for the development of domestic media as a modern segment of the economy;
• improving the quality of domestic information products to ensure information security, both in electronic and print space;
• building the most effective model of crisis communications; providing channels of interaction with the public, including NGOs.
Ministers
- Kazangap, Talgat Bolsynbekuly as Chairman of the Committee on Communications, Informatization and Information
- Abaev, Dauren Askerbekovich
See also
- Unrest in Kazakhstan (2016)
Notes
- ↑ A new ministry of information and communications will appear in Kazakhstan - news on Informburo.kz . informburo.kz (May 5, 2016). Date of treatment May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Nazarbayev’s spokesman heads the new Ministry of Information and Communications - news on Informburo.kz unopened . informburo.kz (May 6, 2016). Date of treatment May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Ministry of Information and Communications abolished in Kazakhstan