АНАЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ЦЕНТРЫ КАЗАХСТАНА И УЗБЕКИСТАНА

Abstract

The article considers the analytical centers phenomenon. It is analysed on the example of the “thought factories” of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan attract increased attention of the researchers for a number of factors. First, Kazakhstani and Uzbekstani analytical products have always been distinguished by their high quality. Second, the greater involvement of the two republics in the global economy compared to other states in the region and closer contacts with major transnational corporations and financial institutions have a stimulating effect on the pace of development of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and their analytical industries. Third, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s transition to digitalization and further modernization of national economies require greater openness in an increasingly globalized world. One of the main features of the “thought factories” of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is the dominance of state and near-state “think tanks” that enjoy the full support of the state, which largely predetermined the demand for analytical products of state-owned “think tanks”, which are mostly of a closed nature. At the same time, the activities of independent analytical centers are driven to a greater extent by demand from external “customers”, which causes greater distrust and suspicion of local authorities who have a rather biased idea of the level of independent analytics.