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 expands its partnership geography

On October 25-26, in Skopje, the Astana Civil Service Hub jointly with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Republic of Macedonia held a conference on “Contemporary Challenges in Public Service and the Role of Partnership for Reaching Solutions”. The civil servants, experts and scientists from 16 countries, including the Astana hub’s participating countries – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzsta...

“Development of the National Evaluation System: Case of Kazakhstan” Workshop

An event to share the experiences in developing national evaluation systems took place in Istanbul, gathering representatives from more than 30 countries. The workshop entitled “Development of the national evaluation system: case of Kazakhstan”, organized by the Astana Civil Service Hub in close cooperation with the Government of Kazakhstan and UNDP Kazakhstan, was held in the framework of the 5th Global National Evolution Capacities   Conference (NEC Conference). The workshop gathered the repre...

Innovations in Public Governance Discussed at the Asian Leadership Forum within 2017 EROPA Conference

High-ranking civil servants and political figures from the Asian countries together with the representatives of the OECD secretariat discussed innovative solutions and best practices in administrative reforms at the Asian Leadership Forum, held in the framework of the 2017 EROPA General Assembly Annual Conference.  In his speech, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana Alikhan Baimenov having presented the achievements of the countries of the region in p...

“Opportunity Management: Global Leadership Challenges” Conference

Date: 16 June 2017 Venue: Astana, Palace of Independence, Congress-hall 3 The conference was aimed at finding the model of the responsible leadership, able of ensuring the global sustainable development. The conference was co-organized by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption, Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana. The conference was attended by the repre...

New Challenges for Public Administration and Governance in Asia: Harnessing Opportunities within the Context of Sustainable Development Goals

The Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA), the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana , and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the AAPA annual conference on 13-14 April, 2017 in Astana. The main theme of this conference was: New Challenges for Public Administration and Governance in Asia: Harnessing Opportunities within the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The sub-themes included: (1) the sustainable future ...

“Partnership for Civil Service Excellence” Annual Conference

The Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana organised its “Partnership for Civil Service Excellence” Annual International Conference on April 12, 2017. Serving as an institutional platform that aims to assist in promoting civil service effectiveness by supporting the efforts of governments of countries of the region and beyond in building institutional and human capacity, the Regional Hub held this conference to reflect on its progress and achievement, as well as discuss its future prospects and...

Partnerships for Civil Service Excellence: Trends from the Astana Civil Service Hub Participating Countries

“Partnerships for Civil Service Excellence: Trends from the Astana Civil Service Hub Participating Countries” panel session in the framework of the ASPA Annual Conference The panel session was aimed at bringing together experts and practitioners from CIS, Caucasus and Central Asian countries, including government officials, academia and multilateral organizations to: Shed light onto the transformations of the civil service in the concerned countries for the benefit of the ASPA membe...

Conference “Women Say ‘NO’ to Corruption”

Conference ‘Women Say ‘NO’ to Corruption’ has been organized by the National Commission for Women, Family and Demographic Policies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Akimat of Zhambyl region, Association of Business Women of Kazakhstan and the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana. The event was held in order to increase the level of legal and anti-corruption culture of Kazakhstani society and the development of recommendations for the implementation of effective mechanisms and...

Workshop “Strengthening Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in the context of Sustainable Development Goals”

Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Development Programme held the first workshop for representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and African civil servants on “Strengthening Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in the context of Sustainable Development Goals” in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The workshop brought together high-ranking diplomats from 35 African countries, r...

Global Conference on Professional Civil Service for the Successful Implementation of Institutional Reforms

Global Conference on “Professional Civil Service for the Successful Implementation of Institutional Reforms” was held within the Astana Economic Forum. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana and the UN Development Programme. Minister of Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Talgat Do...

Advisory and Editorial Boards Brainstorming Sessions

The First Advisory and Editorial Boards’ Meetings were held as side events of the Annual Conference of the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana. Representatives of the civil service bodies of six ACSH participating countries, international experts of the OECD, UNDP, GCPSE, as well as prominent international scholars of public administration and public policy attended the Sessions.  During the First Advisory Board meeting, the proposal on the establishment of the Advisory Board was supported, ...

Conference “Partnership for Civil Service Excellence”

Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana held a conference on “Partnership for Civil Service Excellence” which was attended by the representatives of more than 30 countries. Alikhan Baimenov, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana, Norimasa Shimomura, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan, Talgat Donakov, Minister for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Director for Public Governance and Terri...

Conference on meritocracy and service ethics as key factors of civil service effectiveness”

May 21, 2015 within the frameworks of the Astana Economic Forum, the Global Conference on the subject of “Meritocracy and service ethics as the key factors of civil service effectiveness” was held. This conference is held annually since 2013, with the support of the Regional Hub in the sphere of civil service in Astana. Conduction of the Global Conference on the issues of civil service has become a yearly good tradition of the Hub. At the conference the Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service a...