Building a Innovation Community: NIDA and Kazakhstan Internet Association Sign MOU to Advance Next Generation Network Innovation

June 28, 2025– the 6th BRICS Forum on Future Network Innovation was grandly opened in Shenzhen. The Global Fixed Network Innovation Alliance (NIDA) successfully hosted the sub-forum "Universal and Meaningful Connectivity: Path for Next Generation Network Innovation". During the event, witnessed by representatives from over 20 international organizations, Shavkat Sabirov, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Internet Association, and Deng Yi‘ou, Secretary-General of NIDA, formally signed a MOU. This milestone marks a substantive advancement in bilateral cooperation and demonstrates significant progress in NIDA’s international strategy to advance global industry consensus and build a ​​collaborative industry ecosystem.

The two parties will collaborate comprehensively across multiple domains:​​

1. Build a technology-leading global industry innovation platform for next generation network, empowering innovation across diverse industries and supporting digital transformation in critical sectors such as energy, healthcare, and agriculture.

2. Co-host international internet technology forums, establishing new paradigms for global collaboration and creating mechanisms for technical dialogue among BRICS nations.

3. Advance the development of "Pioneer Cities", cultivating world-class benchmarks for next generation network cities and promoting top-tier urban network infrastructure.

This strategic partnership agreement establishes a technology-standards-policy-industry multi-dimensional integrated framework. Guided by principles of joint technology R&D, ecosystem co-construction, and value sharing, and leveraging the "Pioneer Cities" Initiative as a strategic anchor, both parties will jointly create a model for international industrial organization collaboration.