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Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev University hosts first SIDe’26 conference on secure, intelligent digital systems

Nazarbayev University is hosting the first International Conference on Secure and Intelligent Digital Ecosystems, where international experts are examining how digital systems can stay reliable as AI develops.

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Why it matters: International experts attending SIDe’26 at Nazarbayev University are discussing how digital systems can remain reliable as artificial intelligence develops rapidly.

Nazarbayev University said it is hosting the first International Conference on Secure and Intelligent Digital Ecosystems, known as SIDe’26.

According to the university, the conference centres on how digital technologies can become more intelligent without weakening security and trust.

The university reported that international experts at the event are discussing how to keep digital systems reliable amid the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

International experts are the participants the university names, and it describes SIDe’26, currently under way, as the first edition of the conference.

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