Title: Public Service Excellence in the Era of SDGs
Date: 7-8-9 June 2018
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Venue: Marriott Hotel Astana
Background
The Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) was established in March 2013, by 25 countries and 5 international organizations, to serve as a multilateral platform for the continuous exchange of experience and knowledge in the field of civil service development. The ACSH’s mission is to support governments of countries of the region in promoting civil service effectiveness through fostering partnerships, capacity building and peer-to-peer learning activities, and evidence-based solutions, informed by a comprehensive research and policy agenda. The geographical range of participants – currently encompassing 40 countries – stretches from the Americas and Europe, through the CIS, the Caucasus and Central Asia to ASEAN countries, demonstrating that partnership for civil service excellence is a constant and universal need for all nations.
This year marks the 5th anniversary of the ACSH’s establishment, this annual conference aspires to review and reflect on its accomplishments and performance over the past five years, as well as on the role of partnerships in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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DRAFT AGENDA
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Day 1: 7 June 2018 |
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14:30 – 17:30 |
Field visit of the Workshop on Effective Matchmaking for Public Service Innovations through the South-South Network |
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Day 2: 8 June 2018 |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration. Morning coffee |
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09:30 – 13:00 |
Plenary Session |
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09:30 – 10:00
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Welcoming Remarks · ACSH Steering Committee · UNDP · Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anticorruption of the Republic of Kazakhstan · The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) · Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) · American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) |
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10:00 – 11:10 |
Hub Highlights and Awards. Reflections and comments from participating countries and partners Group photo |
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11:10 – 11:25 |
Coffee break |
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11:25 – 12:40 |
Hub Talks: · Christine Leitner, Senior Advisor, Centre for Economics and Public Administration (CEPA), UK · Pedro Conceição, Director, Strategic Policy, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), UNDP · Rex Facer, Associate Professor of Public Finance and Management, Romney Institute of Public Management, Brigham Young University (BYU), USA · Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, Access to Information Programme (A2I), Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh |
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12:40 – 12:50 |
Plenary Session wrap up |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch (Aroma Restaurant, Marriott hotel, 1 floor ) |
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14:00 – 17.15 |
Panel Sessions |
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14:00 – 15:15 |
Panel Session I · Presentation of the OECD’s Survey on Strategic Human Resource Management “Advancing Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan: Benchmarking against OECD countries” (Daniel Gerson, Manager of the Public Employment and Management project, Governance Directorate, OECD) · Q&A; discussion |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 – 17:00 |
Panel Session II Civil Service Pay and Rewards: · Presentation of trends in civil service remuneration and non-monetary rewards (Panos Liverakos, International Consultant, ACSH) · Presentation of the US federal civil service remuneration and other rewards (Rex Facer, Associate Professor of Public Finance and Management, Romney Institute of Public Management, Brigham Young University, USA) · Q&A; discussion |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Organizing Meeting |
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ACSH Organizing meeting: Steering Committee, Advisory Board, and Editorial Board |
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20:00 – 22:00 |
Welcome Reception (Vista Restaurant, Marriott hotel, 23 floor)* |
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Day 3: 9 June 2018 |
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09:00 – 17:30 |
Sessions co-organized by the Astana Civil Service Hub and South-South Network for Public Service Innovation |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Organizing Meeting of the P2P Learning Alliance on E-government |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Workshop on Effective Matchmaking for Public Service Innovations through the South-South Network |
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11:10 – 11:25 |
Coffee break |
MoU signing |
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11:25 – 13:00 |
Workshop on Effective Matchmaking for Public Service Innovations through the South-South Network (cont.) |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch (Aroma Restaurant, Marriott hotel, 1 floor ) |
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14:00 – 15:15 |
Workshop on Effective Matchmaking for Public Service Innovations through the South-South Network (cont.) |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 – 17:00 |
Workshop on Effective Matchmaking for Public Service Innovations through the South-South Network (wrap up) |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Institutionalization of South-South Cooperation |
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