The meeting was attended by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Transport, the non-profit partnership Promoting Navigation Technology, and Kazakhtelecom. They discussed cooperation in developing an emergency response system for traffic accidents in Kazakhstan using ERA GLONASS, as well as additional navigation and information services supported by the technology.  

Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov said that the demand for GLONASS technology is constantly growing. At the current Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media has reached a number of agreements with the world’s biggest chipset producers, which have confirmed their readiness to supply users with GLONASS-supported devices.

It was mentioned at the meeting that Kazakhstan plans to deploy of its own version of ERA GLONASS by 2015.

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On 30 January 2013, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission introduced amendments to the Customs Union’s technical regulations on the safety of wheeled vehicles, which starting in 2015 will have to be equipped with devices linked to the emergency response system. The amendments stipulate the procedures for providing emergency services with the aid of the automobile response system and establish serious requirements on them. This will facilitate the formation of  national emergency response systems for traffic accidents in Customs Union member states and the start of mass production of these devices.