One Turkic Vision: OTS leaders unite for a smarter, connected future
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Held in the historic city of Turkistan, the informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States focused on building a shared digital future across the Turkic world.
At the informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted that the organisation has no geopolitical or military ambitions.
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“It is a unique platform that strengthens trade, economic, technological, digital, cultural and humanitarian cooperation between fraternal countries,” he said
In addition to highlighting the strictly economic and cultural orientation of the Organisation, presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Turkey underscored the need for establishing the OTS Plus format, which should expand cooperation to non-member states.
AI and digital cooperation
Held in the city of Turkistan, the spiritual capital of the Turkic world, the unofficial summit of the Organisation of the Turkic States centred on artificial intelligence. The delegations discussed cooperation and implementation of joint projects in the digital sphere.
Having outlined digital achievements in their own countries, such as e-government platforms and legal frameworks regulating the use of AI, the presidents highlighted areas where the Turkic countries should implement joint initiatives.
“Next-generation threats against our databanks and critical national infrastructure are the aspects of digital transformation that should be managed carefully. In today’s world, cybersecurity, just like land, air and maritime security, is vital and essential,” said President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev turned his attention toward satellite monitoring of climate risks, as the region combats rising temperatures and water shortages. For these and other purposes, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Kazakhstan are jointly creating a CubeSat satellite, which is set to launch in 2027.
“Every country is contributing its own technology. This is an industrial cooperation of satellite production. This is a scientific satellite, which shows the possibility of creation a broader satellite constellation,” explained Zhaslan Madiyev, Kazakh AI and Digital Development Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
Smart logistics and regional connectivity
Special emphasis was placed on the logistics potential of the Turkic world. Specifically, the integration of digital logistics platforms and mutual recognition of electronic customs documents. In this respect, all member countries have already adopted the new e-Permit system.
“With digitalisation, these customs procedures will become even easier and faster. For example, procedures that used to take 4-5 days will be reduced to 40-50 minutes,” said Suyinbay Suyudikov, political scientist and assistant professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
The topic of connectivity advanced further, when President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev noted the upcoming launch of the Trans-Caspian fibre-optic cable line stretching to Kazakhstan.
“This will help to attract big tech companies as well as hyperscalers to locate their AI computing power resources in our countries. And in Kazakhstan, we have realised several large supercomputer projects, which became the largest ones within the region,” Madiyev said.
Heads of state also noted that Zangezur and China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridors will in the future integrate with the larger Middle Corridor.
Digital heritage and cultural integration
The digital approach has also reached the cultural sphere. As part of the summit, the presidents officially laid the foundation capsule of the Centre of Turkic Civilisation, which will be built in the Kazakh city of Turkistan.
“The establishment of the centre carries strategic importance for the systematic study, preservation and the broad international promotion of the rich historic, cultural and spiritual heritage of the Turkic peoples,” explained OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev.
In the cyberspace, historic and cultural data will be collected and preserved on a Turkic Heritage Platform, which the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation was tasked with creating.
“It is crucial for us that anyone in the world, when visiting this digital platform, can see the rich heritage we have today. Working closely with the Turkic states and, of course, with their ministries of culture, we are now translating all the work each country is currently doing digitally into a common digital format,” said Aktoty Raimkulova, President of Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation.
The programme of the summit also included cultural activities as leaders of the Turkic states visited the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi, a spiritual leader and philosopher of the 12th century, whose resting place is a pilgrimage site for many cultures.
Tokayev and Mirziyoyev also unveiled a new mosque that Uzbekistan gifted the people of Kazakhstan, demonstrating once again the close ties between brotherly nations.
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