The Astana Civil Service Hub organized a session within the ASPA Annual Conference

On March 9, in Washington, the Astana Civil Service Hub held a session on “Modern Trends and Challenges of Public Service in Post-Soviet and transition countries” within the annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Opening the session, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to the United States, Yerzhan Kazykhanov, noted that in the years of independence, each country has embarked its own journey of civil service reforms. He stressed tha...

Astana Civil Service Hub and OECD are enhancing cooperation to the next level

The OECD has proposed the Astana Civil Service Hub to become the founder and participant of the international multilateral platform on civil service issues. The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub Alikhan Baimenov met the Head of the OECD Directorate for Public Administration Marcos Bonturi at the seventh World Government Summit in Dubai. The meeting was also attended by the Head of Civil Service Bureau of Georgia Catherine Kardava, the Former Minister of Personnel...

Astana Civil Service Hub held a session within the World Government Summit

The high-ranked government officials and leading international experts from more than 15 countries have discussed the reforms in post-soviet countries, as well as the modern trends and innovations in public administration. The conference of the Astana Civil Service Hub was held within the VII World Government Summit (WGS 2019) in Dubai.  The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub Alikhan Baimenov noted that the technological advancements and digitalization of societi...

Balkan schools of public administration are interested in partnership with the Astana Civil Service Hub

Within the conference “Contemporary Challenges in Public Service and the Role of Partnership for Reaching Solutions”  held on October 25-26 in Skopje (Republic of Macedonia), the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub Alikhan Baimenov met the Director of the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA) for Western Balkan countries Ms. Ratka Sekulovic. Ms. Ratka Sekulovic emphasized ReSPA’s high interest in cooperation with the Astana hub and its participating coun...

Astana Civil Service Hub strengthens cooperation with the European institutions of public administration

The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub Alikhan Baimenov met the President of the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) György Hajnal. At the meeting Alikhan Baimenov highlighted: “Besides the civil service agencies we closely cooperate with professional networks, such as the Asian Association for Public Administration and the American Society for Public Administration, as well as the leading public poli...

The representatives of more than 40 countries have discussed civil service trends in the era of sustainable development goals in Astana

On 7-9 June 2018, the heads of civil service agencies and experts from over 40 countries gathered in Astana to discuss key issues in civil service development. The 2018 Annual Conference of the Astana Civil Service Hub was devoted to the civil service excellence in the era of sustainable development goals. The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Astana Civil Service Hub, Mr. Alikhan Baimenov in his welcoming speech expressed his appreciation to all partners for their contribution to joint ...