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The UN will help Kazakhstan to develop its e-government, Tengrinews reports.

Majilis [the lower chamber of Parliament] has approved the draft law "On ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and the UN on trust fund for technical cooperation" on October 1.

As noted in the conclusion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the Majilis, the purpose of the agreement is to build capacity in the field of e-government and public administration, and to popularise Kazakhstan's own e-government experience among developing countries.

Read more: UN to help Kazakhstan develop e-government

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed the government to simplify customs procedures. "Customs control should be transferred from the stage of refining to the stage after the release of the goods by January 1, 2015," Kazakh president said.

"Measures to reduce the cost of transportation of goods, to reduce the time of customs clearance and control of compliance need to be developed till the end of this year in order to support domestic exporters," Nursultan Nazarbayev noted, speaking at the opening of the 4th session of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 5th convocation Sept.2.

Read more: Kazakhstan simplifies customs procedures

A pilot project for the creation and introduction of Medicon.kz, a medical information system (MIS), is being implemented in the city’s central hospital and municipal polyclinic.

According to its developers, the company technical support centre iDos will connect to a common information network at the hospital and polyclinic. The well-known American company EMC, one of the global leaders in the field of IT with experience in creating the national e-healthcare systems in Finland and Georgia, is among the development partners.

Read more: KZ: Pilot Medical Information System Launched in Stepnogorsk

Mobile signature generated on a SIM-card will be introduced in Kazakhstan in 2015, Tengrinews reports. The service is being developed as part of the e-government project.

Use of the mobile signature will be made possible on any smartphone. "Mobile signature generated on a SIM-card will allow receiving services regardless of the model of a mobile phone. One will only need to change the SIM-card," said the director of the department for the development of electronic services and CHS of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Communications and Information Ablaikhan Ospanov.

Read more: Kazakhstan to introduce mobile signature in 2015

The opportunity to take advantage of number portability, allowing use of another mobile operator's network will appear in Kazakhstan in 2015.

Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzshan Sagintaev made the remarks at the joint 49th meeting of the Council of heads of Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications.

Read more: Introduction terms of mobile number portability service announced in Kazakhstan

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