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The West versus the East. Th ese two parts together make the world. The values of these two separate civilizations, which have up to now been so diff erent, are merging together as diff erences and distinguishing characteristics diminish. We therefore tend to discuss civilization dialogue as if it is a category of general spiritual values. As part of globalization the process it is logical that policies are pursued which aim to preserve national, ethnical, local, national, governmental and popular identities and peculiarities. Preserving and developing national identities is one of the key preoccupations of globalization. Th e history of civilization is developing. In spite of this development, however, equality has not been achieved, and the battle to decide winners and losers continues. In some areas the West is regarded as being ahead of the East, and in some cases vice versa. Th is is a natural phenomenon, however it is not a process with a single outcome. It has secondary purposes. The process of globalization in which Western and Eastern civilizations intersect with and civilize one other makes them unite. Th is phenomenon is not necessarily detrimental but has negative consequences. Scientifi c research has shown that 'human equity is based on the fulfi llment of two diff erent origins – the West and the East.

The article reveals the issues of the attitude of the Kazakhstan society to the rallies. The study of the works of domestic and foreign authors on this issue allowed us to analyze the reasons that determine the peculiarities of the perception of protests by the population. The results of the analysis of focus groups conducted within the framework of the AP08857524 scientific project "Protest potential in Kazakhstan: features, factors and trends" allowed us to identify factors of positive and negative attitude of Kazakhstan people to rallies.

Technological development is one of the indicators of a country's competitiveness, indicating the presence of advanced research and innovation. This paper discusses the technological development of the country, from the point of view of the infrastructural elements of the national innovation system. The purpose of the study is to assess the state of development of the technological basis of the Republic of Kazakhstan. For the evaluation were used quantitative and qualitative methods, and cluster analysis. The results of the study revealed the main barriers to technological development, such as the low level of maturity of the technological infrastructure and institutional environment. Suggestions and conclusions can be used by stakeholders from the business environment, as well as organizations representing the country's national innovation system.