A library in the east Kazakhstan city of Ust-Kamenogorsk is trying a new way to get kids connected to information. Earlier this month, the city’s Pushkin Library opened a new IT center housed in a yurt structure.
In Kazakhstan, a yurt is a round dwelling made of a wooden-ribbed frame and felt covering and is was traditionally used by nomads on the Central Asian steppes. The IT Yurt offers Wi-Fi, laptops, web cameras, scanners, and other devices for local youth to use.
Read more at http://netprophet.tol.org/2011/12/25/tradition-gets-tech-update-with-kazakh-it-yurt/
and https://www.iphronline.org/threats-civic-space-kazakhstan-20170215.html
and https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-graft-case-against-ex-pm-to-fuel-succession-speculation