Development of digital technologies for agribusiness

Authors

  • A. Balkibayeva S. Seifullin Kazakh AgroTechnical University, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
  • Zh. Yerzhanova Zhangir khan West Kazakhstan Agrarian Technical University, Kazakhstan, Uralsk
  • A. Zhumagazieva Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan, Almaty
  • Song Soo Lim Korea University, Korea, Seoul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26577/be.2021.v135.i1.010

Abstract

The contribution of small and medium-sized businesses to the Kazakhstan’s GDP is just over 27%,
and the share of innovative enterprises in this sector of the economy is just over 0.98%. Currently the
share of SMEs in Japan’s GDP is 95 percent, the United States – 80%, Western Europe – 60%. In order
to be more economically stronger and independent of oil bondage for national economy is advised to
increase SMEs proportion.
The primer goal of this publication to raise concerns and recommendations on boosting digital literacy
within SMEs owners, particularly in agribusiness and government structures. It is undeniable that
without interconnection or as they say government-private partnership such capital needed processes
like digitalization of business processes for both public and private success would not be seen.
The further development of digitalization in agriculture is hindered not by the availability or weak
development of Internet connections, as well as the lack of local systems for spreading knowledge and
training specialists in the use of digital tools.
For various solutions in the process of the study appropriate qualitative research methods have been
used: monographic, analysis and synthesis, logical and abstractive constructional, etc.
In this paper ongoing digitalization processes from government of Kazakhstan in general was presented,
application of this process to one of the most important industry (agriculture) is shown, problems
for further advancement of digitalization of economy is pointed and some developments were made.
The object of research is the processes and tools of digitalization of decision-making used by small
and medium-sized agribusiness in Kazakhstan.
The findings of this study contribute to preparation and advancing of conceptual development of
digitalization for business-government relationships, therefore increasing competitiveness of industry
and economy intact.

Key words: digitalization, new technologies, digital solutions, small and medium business, IT solutions,
IT platforms.

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Published

2021-03-20