How Calm Tech Principles Are Shaping Both Our Homes and Our Screens in 2025
In a world saturated with notifications, screen time, and digital noise, there’s a growing desire to tune out the chaos. Enter: Calm Technology. Originally conceptualized by Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown in the late 1990s, calm tech focuses on designing technology that informs without overwhelming—tech that blends seamlessly into our lives instead of demanding […]
Nurly Zhol 2025: Building Kazakhstan’s Backbone as BRI Local Counterpart
Kazakhstan’s sweeping steppe, central location, and long-standing role as a Eurasian crossroads position it uniquely within China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). But rather than simply ride China’s strategic vision, Kazakhstan responded with its own nationally crafted and locally led counterpart: Nurly Zhol, meaning “Bright Path.” Launched in 2014 and revamped in 2020 under President […]