On July 1, 2025 Deputy Chairman of the FPRI Board Manarbek Kabaziyev took part in the International Forum on the topic: «The SCO in the Era of Digital Diplomacy: Scientific Initiatives for Global Balance», organized by the Institute for the Study of Regional Integration (ISRI) Public Foundation. The Forum has become a unique platform for discussing the prospects for digital transformation and regional cooperation in a multipolar world.
Two panel sessions were held within the framework of the forum. The first was dedicated to cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and sustainability. 
The second session was focused on digital economy, political cooperation, and the transformation of resource management in the region. Presentations on digital diplomacy strategies, challenges to technological sovereignty and integration of the SCO and BRICS digital platforms were of particular interest.
Experts from China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran stressed the importance of the SCO countries' joint efforts to form defensive borders in cyberspace and develop digital diplomacy as a tool of trust.
M.Kabaziyev made a presentation on «Ways to increase the effectiveness of digital diplomacy in the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan».