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2026.09.09-09.11 Kazakhstan Smart City Technology Exhibition URBANEXT Central Asia Venue Address: 010000, City of Astana, 3 Dostyk Street (Left bank), Astana, Kazakhstan Exhibition Details 2026 Kazakhstan Smart City Technology Exhibition (URBANEXT Central Asia) will be held from September 9 to 11, 2026 at Korme Exhibition Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan. This edition covers an exhibition area of 3,000 square meters, gathering 100 industry exhibitors and attracting more than 6,000 visitors. Industry: Smart City Exhibition, Kazakhstan Smart City Exhibition, Astana Smart City Exhibition Organizer: Kazakhstan Builders Association Host City: Astana, Kazakhstan Venue: Korme Exhibition Complex Venue Address: 010000, City of Astana, 3 Dostyk Street (Left bank), Astana, Kazakhstan Exhibition Introduction Kazakhstan Smart City Technology Exhibition (URBANEXT Central Asia) is an important platform to promote the development of new brand technologies in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. According to Kazakhstan's 2025 Strategic Development Plan, the market of lighting and smart city-related lighting technology products has great potential. Supported by favorable national policies, the exhibition is strongly supported by local government departments. China is Kazakhstan's largest source of imports and second-largest export market. China's labor-intensive products and mature industrial technology products occupy great advantages in the country, while the proportion of light industrial products such as optical products and lighting products is increasing year by year. In recent years, Kazakhstan has stepped up efforts in industrial restructuring and optimization, and the light industry and construction industry have achieved great development. The urban modernization process has a strong demand for cost-effective products and technologies in urban digital construction, building automation, lighting, electrical engineering and security systems, which is a good opportunity for Chinese related industries to expand the market. High-quality and inexpensive lighting products and smart city-related lighting technologies from China are urgently needed by Kazakhstan and even the whole Central Asia. Under the complex and changing international situation and increasingly competitive global market, Chinese lighting enterprises are expected to explore the Kazakhstan market and even the entire Central Asian market on this platform. Kazakhstan Smart City Technology Exhibition (URBANEXT Central Asia) is a platform to promote the introduction of new technologies in Kazakhstan and the whole Central Asia. Exhibit Scope Smart City: Lighting: smart home, smart city, smart street, etc.; professional lighting & audio; smart sanitation and smart home solutions; electrical engineering, control systems, smart elevators; HVAC, transportation & mobility Safe & Livable City: housing technology tools, security equipment, fire fighting equipment, information security Green City: green energy, clean drinking water, green building, waste recycling & utilization, livable environment improvement