Kazakhstan TV and Radio Corporation has opened a reading space for its employees in the coworking area of the Kazmedia Centre. The initiative is part of the national Reading Nation project.
The project aims to promote reading, encourage interest in literature and provide employees with opportunities for intellectual and professional development.
The collection will include 800 to 1,000 publications, available to corporation employees at a time convenient to them. A long-term programme of activities is planned to develop the initiative further.
The opening included a presentation of two poetry collections by Olzhas Kassym, a poet and chief editor of the television series production department at Kazakhstan TV and Radio Corporation.
The corporation also promotes reading on television, radio and digital platforms. Its broadcasts include programmes on literary heritage, and animated versions of Kazakh folk tales have been created using artificial intelligence technologies.
Six special projects and 1,263 television programmes are devoted to developing a reading culture. The corporation has also produced 18 documentaries, more than 40 videos and about 300 radio programmes.
