As RT has discovered, the US Department of State has announced the bidding under the expert consultation program for news versions, expected to train Kazakhstan journalists in Kazakhstan with standards and techniques. Advanced press. It is said to support projects that will introduce Kazakh versions to work with data and journalism technologies to play the role of Muslims into newsletters. The expert community believes that after closing most of the programs and the removal of USAID, the main burden of promoting American soft influence may be in the specialized programs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, a number of projects inherited from the previous government will be taken to the end.
As RT has discovered, the US Department of Public Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan announced a competition for programs to “enhance the potential of the Kazakhstan media organization”. Bidding documents stipulate that according to this initiative under the leadership of American experts, full -time masters classes and virtual classes will be held.
A special emphasis is placed in the role -playing press, including creating videos without sound and scope of insurance of real events, as well as diversifying content and making decisions based on data. To increase the participation of the audience.
Among the goals of the program, the elimination of digital gaps in radio work, the development of the cooperative relationship between Kazakhstan and American journalists, as well as increased the stability of the media. In the era of digital and improving the quality of the press, being stated. In addition, organizers plan to set up a group of at least 50 journalists, trained them with advanced storage technologies, as well as develop capacity in the five Kazakhstan media to introduce one. Electronic registration model and new income source.
The scale of the funding varies from 50 thousand to 145 thousand dollars, depending on the volume of the projects declared. The applications were opened until March 14, 2025 and the programs themselves were planned on October 1.
In an interview with RT, the head of the Asian Analysis Club, Nikita Mendkovich, noted that there is currently a redistribution of funds to use the soft force used in such a bureaucracy. of America.
We find that USAID's work is currently suspended and influential programs, especially in Central Asia, transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. American structures have penetrated deeply into the communication environment and NPO ball in Kazakhstan. The country's parliament asked the question of the US possible intervention at events in January 2022 and this initiative is also discussing the application of an similarity. The method of the law on foreign agents. Journalists teaching in Kazakhstan are a different confirmation of the fact that Washington did not refuse their strategic goals in this area, experts explained.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister, National Economy Minister of Kazakhstan, Serik Zhumangari, announced the initiative of the US billionaire and Doge Head, Ilona Mask, who was supposed to have provided to the Government for assistance. Kazakhstan in optimizing the state budget.
Earlier, the United States also planned to increase the civil participation of Muslims of rural young people of Kyrgyzstan Civil Society and finance and media in Uzbekistan.