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astana – kazakh president nursultan nazarbayev stressed at the nov. 27 eighth civil forum of kazakhstan the importance of reducing barriers to interaction between the state and society. the forum looked at the role of civil society in helping implement state programmes. the number of ngos in kazakhstan has grown from 5,000 …. ebrd: kazakhstan has decade of preparation for economic diversification. renewable energy potential attracts greater investment to kazakhstan, says scholar. astana – the kazakhstan highway research institute (kaznordii) has developed a road as*et management system. beginning with the east kazakhstan region, the database will use machines and up-to-date digital technology to examine cracks and other road surface damage and as*ess overall condition, reported yk-news.kz. “such systems are used in... public space development will enhance astana living standards, civic engagement, say experts. astana – developing public indoor space will meaningfully improve citizens’ wellbeing and activism in kazakhstan’s cold and fast-growing capital, said local and foreign experts at urban forum kazakhstan’s dec. 5 international seminar on the topic. adil nurmakov, the public foundation’s co-founder, began by familiarising attendees with the public’s third... think tank presents recommendations for new eu strategy for central asia. london – closer dialogue, focus on concrete results, a realistic, pragmatic and state-by-state approach and “soft power” initiatives were among the key recommendations included in the euras*an council on foreign affairs’ (ecfa) report outlining proposals for the european union’s (eu) upcoming strategy for central asia. the report was officially... central as*an self-governance enabled by greater regionalism, say scholars. astana – central asia is shedding its image as a mere domain of competition among great powers and increasingly as*erting its agency, said a swedish scholar in a recent visit to astana. central asia-caucasus an*lyst deputy editor and central asia-caucasus