What would you say are symbols of your current situation or the current situation in your country?
The crisis situation that has emerged is a new object of research and a case study on crisis management. It is also a case study on human psychology in emergency situations, when many are out of their comfort zones. In Kazakhstan, it is a new challenge for the authorities and society, a kind of indicator which revealed many problems.
This proverb gives me hope: „That which does not kill us makes us stronger“. Accordingly, any crisis is a new experience and a lesson from which we must draw the right conclusions. Earlier, globalisation was rather perceived as a global consumer society, but suddenly the coronavirus pandemic showed many people that globalisation also means common threats and common responsibility for everyone.
The coronavirus did what, for example, long-standing warnings about climate change could not. The virus showed that we all are sitting in the same boat and can become victims of the same storm, regardless of nationality, social wealth or economic development of a country. Hopefully, after the pandemic, people's consciousness will shift in the direction of greater responsibility. Moreover, authorities in many countries will realise that it is dangerous to save on health care, since neither military, nor banks, nor business will be on the frontline in war against viruses. One shouldn’t save on education, because in crisis situations it is ignorance that provokes the spread of diseases and „infoviruses“. The digital economy must also be supported. It is also foolish to save on scientific research, because it can predict future threats and propose preventive anti-crisis measures that many politicians often ignore.