The Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Archives of Korea have entered into a new Memorandum of Cooperation. The signing took place as part of the official visit of the Head of State to the Republic of Korea and became a continuation of the partnership, which turns 10 this year. The document gives archivists and researchers of the two countries access to new joint projects to search and study documents, Kazinform reports. The document was signed by the Director of the Archives, Aliya Mustafina, and the President of the National Archives of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young Chul. The new memorandum is aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in the archival field and covers several promising areas at once. In particular, we are talking about professional exchange and advanced training of specialists, joint research work, participation in international educational projects and professional events. During the bilateral meeting, the parties also separately discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of digital transformation of archiving and the use of artificial intelligence technologies. Today the Republic of Korea is one of the world leaders in the field of digital technologies and electronic government.
management, so cooperation with Korean colleagues will open up new opportunities for Kazakh archivists to introduce new technological solutions. — Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea have good and dynamically developing relations. I am confident that interaction between our archives can become another important area of strengthening professional and humanitarian ties between our countries. We highly appreciate the Korean side’s readiness to cooperate and are interested in seeing that the provisions of today’s Memorandum are practically continued. We hope that in the near future we will be able to identify specific joint projects and begin implementing new initiatives,” said Aliya Mustafina, director of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the meeting. — Kazakhstan and the Republic of Korea have good and dynamically developing relations. I am confident that interaction between our archives can become another important area of strengthening professional and humanitarian ties between our countries. We highly appreciate the Korean side’s readiness to cooperate and are interested in seeing that the provisions of today’s Memorandum are practically continued. We are counting
“that in the near future we will be able to identify specific joint projects and begin implementing new initiatives,” said Aliya Mustafina, director of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the meeting. Cooperation between the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Archives of the Republic of Korea has a history of almost ten years. It began on October 28, 2016 during the visit of the leadership of the Presidential Archive to Seoul, where the parties signed the first memorandum of cooperation. Over the years, the partnership has become practical. Thus, from 2017 to 2019, specialists from the Presidential Archive repeatedly underwent training in the Republic of Korea under the international Records and Archives Management Program, studying Korean experience in managing electronic documents, digital storage, digitization and restoration of archival materials. In turn, Korean archivists regularly took part in projects of the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Representatives of the National Archives of the Republic of Korea acted as experts and lecturers at the International Summer School for Young Archivists, organized by the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and shared their experience of working with electronic documents and digitalization of archival materials. In 2022 they also took part in
I Congress of Archivists of Kazakhstan, presenting the Korean experience in standardizing document management. Kazakhstan and Korea are connected not only by modern diplomatic and economic relations, but also by a common historical memory. Today, the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan stores documents on the history of the Koreans of Kazakhstan, reflecting important pages of the 20th century. These materials are of significant interest to researchers from both countries and allow for a deeper study of the history of the Korean diaspora, the processes of resettlement, adaptation and its contribution to the development of Kazakhstan. That is why the development of archival cooperation between the two countries has not only professional, but also important historical and humanitarian significance. It was previously reported that South Korean CONTEC is considering localizing space production in Kazakhstan.
