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This is the first article in the “Single-Industry Towns” series. It explains how such towns emerged, when they run into difficulty, and how they adapt.
This is the second article in the “Single-Industry Towns” series. It examines Kazakhstan’s single-industry towns, why they emerged, and what happens when the anchor enterprise weakens or disappears. The article looks at several illustrative cases and four approaches in Kazakhstan’s public policy.
This is the third article in the “Single-Industry Towns” series. It looks closely at Arkalyk. The city’s history is more complex than is often assumed, and the current response could become an instructive case for other regions.
Key takeaways from the interview with Ruslan Karatabanov and Nurlan Kiyasov. Watch the full version on Rakhim Oshakbaev’s channel.
Kazakhstan uses a modern survey instrument to assess trust and safety. Its results are substantive, but they require greater methodological transparency.
Material No. 1 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research, in collaboration with Global Education Futures.
The fourth material concludes the series on the development of the TALAP Center’s Expert Signal Radar. The infographic shows how expert data move from the initial corpus to signal nodes, the radar, cascades, and management interpretation.
