The forum “AI For Science: A New Era of Scientific Discovery” took place in Almaty as part of the III International Congress of Young Scientists. It was announced there that Kazakhstan will begin using artificial intelligence to forecast droughts and floods.
🔬 Starting in 2027, tools for forecasting the water balance and assessing drought and flood risks are planned to undergo testing. The National Academy of Sciences is developing the AI for Science area together with international partners:
• the Science One Panshi platform is being launched in pilot mode using the computing power of the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
• the AI SilkNet center is being developed jointly with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information;
• the DeepBAS AI platform for analysing spatio-temporal data is being built with Chinese partners.
The projects have been registered on the QazTech state platform. The Space Dance initiative is also under way. It will use satellites to monitor water resources, glaciers, agricultural land and the environment.
This is an important step towards using scientific achievements to prevent natural hazards, manage water resources efficiently and keep the population safe.
📖 In our view, the accuracy of such forecasts depends on more than powerful technology. The quality of the source data and access to reliable scientific and technical information matter just as much. Nearly half of the country’s 28,000 scientists are young researchers, and they are the ones who will work with these new tools.