Editing Astana (section)

==Smart city initiative==
The Smart Astana project is an initiative developed by the then-Astana city administration that incorporates technology-driven solutions in various sectors, like hospitals, schools, the ticket booking system and street lighting.<ref name="SmartCity">{{cite news|title=Astana moving closer to becoming smart city|url=https://astanatimes.com/2017/06/astana-moving-closer-to-becoming-smart-city/ |last=Satubaldina |first=Assel |date=29 June 2017 |work=The Astana Times |access-date=27 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093446/https://astanatimes.com/2017/06/astana-moving-closer-to-becoming-smart-city/ |archive-date=28 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> These projects run on an interconnected application, the Smart Astana.<ref name=SmartCity />

Astana's smart city sector includes the annual Astana Innovations Challenge, designed to bring attention to the smart city concept.<ref name="Kousa-Startup">{{cite web |title=Nur-Sultan's Startup Ecosystem's Many Opportunities |url=https://startupgenome.com/blog/nur-sultan-startup-ecosystem |last=Kousa |first=Sofia |date=15 August 2019 |website=Startup Genome |access-date=7 December 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201012818/https://startupgenome.com/blog/nur-sultan-startup-ecosystem |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the world's first smart sustainable city acceleration hub is set to open in Astana. This hub was planned to integrate from 10 to 15 startup solutions into the infrastructure of Kazakhstan.<ref name="Kousa-Startup" />