Abstract
The innovative development of Kazakhstan is associated with the construction of a “smart economy”, digitalization of the community, and a new economic course. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan plays a key role in defining and supporting the development process in the field of science, technology, and innovation (STI). The country has adopted a large number of strategies and programs for the development of STI, numerous institutions have been created for their implementation. The pandemic has created many problems, threats, and obstacles to the development of science, technology, and innovation in Kazakhstan, slowing down information interaction, which has traditionally been one of the main driving forces that have contributed to the acceleration of innovative development in the country. Currently, most of the efforts in the field of science, technology, and innovation are aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of the country. In the article, the main factors causing the slow introduction of innovations, advanced technological developments in Kazakhstan were considered by the authors. In the work, the authors came to a new scientific result, assessing the degree of influence of innovations on the development of the Kazakh economy, and summarized the main problematic tasks that must be solved in order to activate innovation activity in the country. Within the framework of this article, as well as the survey of respondents, the main trends in the formation of the country's digital economy, the development of information and communication technologies were identified. The results are based on the works of Kazakhstani and foreign researchers.