19.06.2025 15:35:00
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The long-awaited ability to sign ePetitions directly via the eGov Mobile app is still in closed testing—but a full public rollout is now firmly on the horizon. According to Minister of Digital Development Zh. Madiev, the new mobile e-signature feature is under rigorous technical refinement with a limited user group to guarantee flawless performance under peak demand.
Madiev stresses that simultaneous mass access could equate to a DDoS-style load, so stability and reliability are non-negotiable prerequisites for release. While no exact date has been confirmed, government insiders predict the feature will go live within the next few months—finally delivering on last year’s promise to support mobile e-signatures by end-2024.
Until then, all 9.7 million-plus eGov Mobile users must continue signing petitions only with desktop-based digital certificates. Activists and civic-tech advocates say this barrier dampens engagement and slows the growth of Kazakhstan’s digital democracy.
Launched in April 2024 under the new online petitions law, ePetition has already enabled citizens to submit and collect up to 50,000 signatures for official review. Popular campaigns—against recycling fees, for restoring the old time zone, even on culturally sensitive topics—have driven real policy responses, from public hearings to ministerial decisions.
Unlocking mobile e-signing will remove friction, turbo-charging civic participation and ensuring every Kazakhstani can instantly back the causes they care about—straight from their smartphone. For government and civil society alike, that instant access is the key to a more transparent, responsive, and inclusive digital future.
Madiev stresses that simultaneous mass access could equate to a DDoS-style load, so stability and reliability are non-negotiable prerequisites for release. While no exact date has been confirmed, government insiders predict the feature will go live within the next few months—finally delivering on last year’s promise to support mobile e-signatures by end-2024.
Until then, all 9.7 million-plus eGov Mobile users must continue signing petitions only with desktop-based digital certificates. Activists and civic-tech advocates say this barrier dampens engagement and slows the growth of Kazakhstan’s digital democracy.
Launched in April 2024 under the new online petitions law, ePetition has already enabled citizens to submit and collect up to 50,000 signatures for official review. Popular campaigns—against recycling fees, for restoring the old time zone, even on culturally sensitive topics—have driven real policy responses, from public hearings to ministerial decisions.
Unlocking mobile e-signing will remove friction, turbo-charging civic participation and ensuring every Kazakhstani can instantly back the causes they care about—straight from their smartphone. For government and civil society alike, that instant access is the key to a more transparent, responsive, and inclusive digital future.
