Introduction
The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is currently
considering a draft law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On the
Introduction of Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic
of Kazakhstan on the Regulation of Digital Technologies'
(hereinafter - the 'Draft Law'). The Draft
Law provides for changes to a number of regulatory legal acts
regarding legal support for the implementation and application of
digital technologies in Kazakhstan.
One of the most important novelties of the Draft Law is the
provisions aimed at the introduction and application of the
blockchain technology in Kazakhstan, which can be called a key
breakthrough in the area of information technology over the past
ten years. The Draft Law also provides for consolidation of the
blockchain concept and key provisions thereon by amending and
supplementing the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On
Informatisation' (hereinafter - the
'Law') dated 24 November 2015.
