The change of the direction of the economic policy to a search of solutions for achieving sustainable growth had a significant impact on the understanding of the importance of the role of a country’s industrial development level. Despite the difference of opinions on the necessity of formalization of industrial policy, lately all countries implement it one way or another. The crisis of 2007-2009 and its consequences have changed the dominant paradigm of building a “post-industrial” society, and so society returned to an understanding that developed manufacturing sector is necessary for sustainable development. Programs of re-industrialization of the United States, the dominant position of Germany and the Benelux countries in the EU, each with their own developed industrial complexes, the rapid growth of the newly industrialized countries, the successes of South Korea, Taiwan and Finland in the transition into the category of developed countries – all these examples demonstrate the importance of manufacturing industry as the main component that adds sustainability to the development.

An important component in the process of creating an efficient market economy and democratic society is a dialogue among the government, business and civil society. Current global trends show a growing contribution of business to solving problems of sustainable economic development. In Kazakhstan, the practice of business participation in the development of society is poorly defined. The stage of development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be identified as a start.

The objectives of the state information policy are the publicizing and clarification of government initiatives, stability assurance, and promotional tasks. The effectiveness of ongoing governmental programs and other initiatives, peace and harmony in the society, and the image of the state bodies in general depend on the implementation of the information policy. And it is not only the profile ministry that is responsible for the effectiveness of the information policy, but also every government body. Meanwhile, the analysis of the government’s information work of recent years revealed a number of problems.

A sharp change in the parameters of the global economy and foreign economic situation in 2015-2016 seriously actualized the need for an adequate response and the development of practical measures aimed to neutralize negative scenarios for developing countries, especially for those that are rich in natural resources. Thus, Saudi Arabia has announced “Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030”, the ambitious plan of economic reforms, according to which the country will diversify its economy by 2030. Among the key measures – the rapid development of the private sector, improvement of the business environment and the state apparatus, the support of non-oil exports and the development of the National Investment Fund to about $1.9 trillion. At the same time, world practice indicates the absence of an example of the deep economic and structural changes in a relatively short period.

The role of international transport communications has been and remains very important for Kazakhstan and other countries of Central Asia. Remoteness from intensive global transport flows, the relative isolation from southern and eastern neighbors, and the backwardness of a wide range of communications are becoming a large factor limiter for the development of full-scale economic trade and other relations with potential partners.