The special economic zone "Park of the Innovative Technologies of Ala Tau" was created in Alma-Ata by the decree of the president in 2003.
In April of the 2004th construction began, two years later the first stage (123 hectares) was complete.
For 2015 in SEZ about 160 companies work. The government exempted them from corporate income tax, social, land and property tax, from a payment for land lease and from the customs duties.
At different stages announced Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Siemens, Samsung and other companies cooperation with the park. Microsoft in the territory of SEZ trains local IT developer.
At the end of 2014 the companies of technopark released products for 11 billion tenges (3.3 billion rubles).
[1] is going to complete completely the construction of Ala Tau in 2016].
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- ↑ [http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2772318 Hothouse hi-tech