Bloggers from Russia, Kyrgyzstan and some regions of Kazakhstan came to Almaty to get acquainted with the history and culture of the city. The arrival of bloggers in Almaty will give a good impetus to the development of tourism.
During the visit, the delegation visited Open Almaty. The Deputy Chairman of the Board - Head of the Open Almaty Center Zhanna Asanova spoke about the main activities of the Center:
«Open Almaty opened in September 2017, and we will soon be a year old. The aim is to create a barrier-free environment, accountability of state bodies to the population, to solve the everyday problems of citizens. The public reception works in three directions: the front office, where we receive citizens, the portal open-almaty.kz for electronic appeals and the short number of the Call Center - 1308. We also have professional mediators who help solve the problems of residents, their services are free. And also launched a portal balabaqsha.kz, where parents can apply for a queue in kindergarten. The parent sees all the vacant places all over the city in the kindergarten. It's transparent and convenient.»
After the public reception bloggers were given a presentation on the digitalization of Almaty.
«The Almaty City Development Center is doing a great deal of work in the city's development and listening to the opinion of residents. The main areas of the concept of digitalization in transport, education, health care, housing and utilities» - said the head of the digitalization office Vitaly Kalsin.
Adia Karsybek, senior architect of the Center for Urban Studies, also spoke about the projects. In the presentation, she demonstrated the improvement of public spaces in Almaty: in 2017, more than 60 km of pedestrian environment 617 thousand square meters of sidewalks, 442 sports and playgrounds was made. For example, photos of «BEFORE» and «AFTER» of such urban space facilities as the pedestrian on Panfilov’s street and Astana Square have been demonstrated. 23 concepts of park reconstruction projects have been developed by the citizens at the three-day workshop held in early 2017, after which the current renovations have already been carried out in 8 parks, and the projects of the remaining 15 are already undergoing in the development.
The topic aroused great interest among the guests, and after the presentation the experts answered all the questions. In general, the event was held in a positive mood, and it remains only to follow the blogs of our visitors and watch their impressions.
