E-gov and Changing Policy Approach on the New Media: Kazakhstan’s Policy on Islamic Content on the Internet

Аннотация

This article analyses the changing policy content in dealing with re-ligious topics in the cyberspace using an example of Kazakhstan. First, it looks at the current trends in the new media and changing nature of the Internet services and discourses, focusing on the religious content. Second, it assesses the policy responses of the government and official Muslim es-tablishment in Kazakhstan as they have lately begun developing their very own digital activities by creating websites such as http://www.din.gov.kz/, www.azan.kz, www.e-islam.kz and some others. Third, it summarizes the finding of the research and discusses some policy implications.