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| http://www.citibank.com/kazakhstan/ |
CitiBank,
Park Palace, Building A, 41 Kazybek bi street, 2nd floor,
Almaty 480100, Kazakhstan, Tel: 7 3272 980-400, Fax: 7 3272 980-399 |
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http://welcome.hp.com/ |
Hewlett
Packard, Address:
Ablay Khan Ave., 135, 2nd floor, Almaty
480091, Kazakhstan, Tel: (3272) 98-08-24/6, Fax: (3272) 98-08-25, E-mail:
sveta_vyrypaeva@hp.alsi.kz,
Contact:
Bakhtybek Aliev, Country Manager for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
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| http://tr.sun.com/ |
Sun
Microsystems Computer Company, 4Address:
100
g Furmanova, 3 floor, office 312-313,
Tel:7
(3272) 58-18-10
, Fax:
7 (3272) 58-14-77,
E-mail: info@sun.kz
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Contact:
Serikjan Kunanbaev, Regional Manager (Kazakhstan and Central Asia)
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http://dir.yahoo.com/ |
Yahoo's index of ISPs |
| http://www.friends-partners.org/ |
Research computer networks in Kazakhstan |
| http://www.nsrc.org/ |
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a
non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the
deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in Kazakhstan. Note that some of the posted information is old,
perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help
document the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first
points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments
leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country
or region. |
| http://herbison.com/ |
Kazakhstan ISP Info. |
| http://www.ics.kz |
InterComputerService Ltd, Komissarova 28
P.O.Box 100, 470032 Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Phone: ++ 7 3212 425161 ; + 7
3212 425505, Fax: ++ 7 3212 425113 |
| http://www.pmicro.kz |
PlusMicro Ltd, Passazhirskaya 10, 470032
Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Phone: ++ 7 3212 436037, Fax: ++ 7 3212 436036 |
| http://www.bips.kz |
BIPS LTD, 64-A, Iskanderov str., ALMATY, 480099,
KAZAKHSTAN,
Phone:327-253-3281 |
Please see
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
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Secured interests in property (fixed and non-fixed) are
recognized under the Civil Code and the 2003 Land Code. Mortgage lending
is still in its early stage of development in Kazakhstan. Almost all
mortgages are done in the cities of Astana and Almaty. The National Bank
created a national mortgage agency, which issues bonds secured by mortgages
purchased from banks. All property and lease rights for real estate must
be registered with special government-owned Real Estate Centers, which exist in
cities and rural district centers.
In principle, Kazakhstan's Civil Code protects U.S. intellectual property.
In addition, the U.S.-Kazakhstan Trade Agreement, which came into force in 1993,
obliges Kazakhstan to protect intellectual property. Despite progress,
enforcement of Intellectual Property Right protections remains a problem area.
Kazakhstan has not fulfilled several of its obligations under the
U.S.-Kazakhstan Trade Agreement to create a proper intellectual property legal
regime. The government still has several steps to take to prepare to meet
its WTO TRIPS obligations as part of the WTO accession process.
Specifically, Kazakhstan does not yet clearly provide protection for
pre-existing works or sound recordings and does not clearly provide national
treatment for sound recordings under its copyright law. Kazakhstan has not
yet ratified the 1997 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright
Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
Patents and trademarks: Patent protection is available for
inventions, industrial designs and prototypes. Patents for inventions are
available with respect to processes and products that are novel and have
industrial applications. However, patent protection for certain types of
products and processes -- such as layout designs and plant variety -- is not yet
available. Formal examination of patent applications is performed by a
National Patent Office, established in 1992. Existing Soviet patents are
being converted to Kazakhstani patents.
Patents for inventions are granted for a period of 20 years; patents for
industrial designs are granted on a preliminary basis for five years. This
period may be extended for an additional 10 years if the preliminary patent is
converted to a patent. Prototypes are granted a five-year initial period
of protection, with the possibility of an additional three-year extension.
Unsuccessful applicants have the right to appeal decisions of the National
Patent Office, which was merged with the Copyright Committee into the Agency on
Intellectual Property Rights in 2001.
Trademark violation is a crime, but enforcement is weak. There are
marked disparities in fees charged to domestic patent and trademark applicants,
as compared to foreign applicants. Applications for trademark, servicemark
and appellations of origin protection may also be filed with the National Patent
Office. Trademarks and servicemarks are afforded protection for a period
of 10 years from the date of filing.
Copyrights: The Law on Copyrights and Related Rights was enacted in
1996. The law is largely in conformity with the requirements of the WTO
TRIPS Agreement and the Berne Convention.
In 2000, the government amended the Customs Code to provide ex-officio
authority to Customs Committee officials to seize contraband at the border, as
required by the WTO TRIPS Agreement. Moreover, amendments to the
Administrative, Criminal and Civil Procedural Codes have been adopted to bolster
enforcement capabilities. Nevertheless, systematic violations persist and
enforcement remains sporadic. There have been no criminal cases against
copyright violators brought under the amended Criminal Code.
Pirated U.S. and Western movies are apparently not mass-produced in
Kazakhstan. Many bootleg videos and movies are provided through Russian
intermediaries. However, efforts by the resource-poor Agency for
Intellectual Property Rights led to a growing understanding of the IPR concept
by both the general public and local officials. In 2001, the government
discovered and shut down two illegal video studios. Because of the growing
pressure from law enforcement agencies, most large distributors of pirated
products have begun to sell legally produced copies and to sign contracts with
copyright owners to distribute legal copies. In 2001, there was a
significant increase in the share of legal copies of audio-visual products.
Different experts estimate that from 15% to 60% of copies sold in Kazakhstan in
2002 were legal.
Illegal software development and manufacture generally is not conducted in
Kazakhstan; Russia and Ukraine are believed to be the major sources of bootleg
software to the local market.
Kazakhstan ratified the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary
and Artistic Works in 1998 and the Geneva Phonograms Convention in 2000.
Piracy of all copyrighted products is widespread and there have been only
limited enforcement measures to date. Although Kazakhstan enacted a number
of laws and changed many policies during the last few years, a number of
additional changes are still required. Bilateral negotiations must be
concluded in order to comply with WTO standards. Since 2000, USTR's
Special 301 review has put Kazakhstan on the Watch List for intellectual
property rights violations, primarily for the country's lack of enforcement of
copyrights.
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on-line event registration. |
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http://www.techweb.com/techcalendar/ |
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technology and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology
related events which may be searched by key word or by industry. There is
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Computers & Peripherals
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
356,754 |
425,339 |
1,830,030 |
330.3% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
276,114 |
1,514,729 |
1,472,650 |
-2.8% |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
3,849,156 |
3,062,279 |
1,463,659 |
-52.2% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
536,563 |
422,823 |
463,118 |
9.5% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
226,038 |
181,279 |
383,469 |
111.5% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
82,833 |
474,822 |
363,007 |
-23.5% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
82,651 |
178,247 |
167,973 |
-5.8% |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
603,368 |
1,087,214 |
118,566 |
-89.1% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
61,108 |
290,807 |
45,488 |
-84.4% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
41,586 |
99,105 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
6,116,171 |
7,736,644 |
6,307,960 |
-18.5% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
|
HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
7,564,309 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
5,566,590 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
4,314,627 |
N/A |
851718
TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
762,991 |
N/A |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
652,648 |
N/A |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
135,725 |
N/A |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
5,305,202 |
13,681,729 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
1,923,755 |
23,265,234 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
32,544 |
26,882 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
3,009,624 |
2,063,517 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
335,425 |
292,638 |
0 |
-100.0% |
| |
10,606,550 |
39,330,000 |
18,996,890 |
-51.7% |
| |
10,606,550 |
39,330,000 |
18,996,890 |
-51.7% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
Source: The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade
Organization and the United Nations.
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Ms. Natalia Dmitriyeva, Commercial Assistant
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Telephone: 7-3272-58-79-18/58-79-20
- Facsimile: 7-3272-58-79-22
- E-mail address: Natalia.Dmitriyeva@mail.doc.gov
- Industry Sectors: CAD/CAM/CAE/CIM (CAD), Computer Services
(CSV), Computer Software (CSF), Computers/Peripherals (CPT),
Telecommunications Eq. (TEL), Telecommunications Services (TES)
OFFICE INFORMATION
STREET ADDRESS
- American Embassy
- 531 Seyfullin Prospect, third floor
- Almaty 480091, Kazakhstan
U.S. MAILING ADDRESS
- American Embassy - Almaty
- AmEmbassy Almaty
- U.S. Dept. of State, Washington DC 20521-7030
Revised:
November 08, 2008
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