Turkologists of KazNU took initiatives at the Congress of archivists

Representatives of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University are actively participating in the III Congress of Archivists Digital Archive – EXPO, which is being held in Astana, at the International Center for Artificial Intelligence. Alem.AI The congress was organized by the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For three days, representatives of the National Archives of Japan, the Archival Administration of China, FamilySearch International (USA), the National Archives of Great Britain, Singapore, Poland, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and other countries will take part in plenary sessions, thematic sessions and workshops.

Doctor of Philology, Professor, Executive Director of the Research Institute of Turkology and Altaic Studies at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Nursultan Shaimerdenova, made a presentation on the topic "Historical and linguistic research of written sources using archival files in the digital age" at the UNESCO seminar "Artificial Intelligence: implications for the international registry "Memory of the World".

PhD, Associate Professor of al-Farabi Kazakh National University Shynarai Burkitbayeva participated in the session "Digital Archive: Modern Discourses", presenting a report on "Digitalization of rare books and manuscripts: intercultural integration of national heritage".

Gemma Amanzholova, Senior Researcher at the Research Institute of Turkology and Altaic Studies, Assistant Professor at Astana IT University, presented the interim results of work on a Virtual Museum within the framework of the project "Turkic Languages of Kazakhstan in the context of spiritual modernization of society: from graphics to epic text" (2023-2026).

Kazakhstan today not only follows global trends, but also forms its own agenda at the intersection of humanities and IT. The participation of philologists from al-Farabi Kazakh National University in such a congress proves that the preservation of historical memory is impossible without deep linguistic analysis and modern technologies.

The III Congress of Archivists Digital Archive – EXPO has become an important international platform for discussing key challenges for specialists working with cultural heritage. The participants came to the conclusion that the preservation of national memory is impossible without digital transformation.

Press-service of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University