Timeline
25.07.2018
ACSH 5th year Anniversary Conference
The heads of civil service agencies and experts from over 40 countries gathered in Astana to discuss key issues of civil service development in the era of sustainable development goals. ...25.07.2018
Montenegro and Uzbekistan joined the Hub
Montenegro and Uzbekistan have become the participating countries of the Astana Civil Service Hub. ...25.07.2018
ACSH signed MOU with RANEPA
Astana Civil Service Hub and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will facilitate cooperation between the two organizations. ...25.07.2018
Benchmarking Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan
The outcomes of the comparative study “Civil Service Reforms in Kazakhstan: Benchmarking against OECD Countries” were presented at the OECD headquarters in Paris with the participation of representatives of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan, the Astana Civil Service Hub, and the Agency for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption of Kazakhstan. To view the publication, please follow the link ...20.07.2017
New institutional partners
The Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with e-Governance Academy of Estonia, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and Kazakhstan’s State Corporation “Government for Citizen”. ...20.07.2017
Bangladesh and Brazil joined the Hub
On the sidelines of Astana Economic Forum the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Rio Branco Institute of Brazil and Prime-Minister’s Office of Bangladesh. Based on the MoUs, Brazil and Bangladesh gained the status of participating countries of the Regional Hub. ...20.07.2017
Panel Session at NISPAcee Сonference
The civil service excellence trends from the Astana Civil Service Regional Hub participating countries were discussed by the special panel under the 25th NISPAcee Annual Conference Innovation Governance in the Public Sector. The international conference has taken place in Kazan Federal University with the participation of more 150 participants from Central and Eastern Europe, USA, France and SAR, including delegates of UN, International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IA...20.07.2017
AAPA Annual Conference in Astana
The Eighth Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Public Administration (AAPA) was held in Astana in close cooperation with the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The conference brought scholars and practitioners of Asian countries to discuss topical issues, new challenges and innovative approaches to the development of public administration. ...17.07.2017
ACSH Annual Conference
The Conference gathered the participants from 40 countries to consider pressing issues and challenges faced by the countries of the region in the sphere of civil service, as well as the role of partnership and the Hub in solving them. ...16.05.2017
Hub’s Special Session at ASPA
The “Partnerships for Civil Service Excellence: Trends from the Astana Civil Service Hub Participating Countries” panel session was held in Atlanta in the framework of the ASPA (American Society of Public Administration) Annual Conference. ...10.11.2016
New countries in the Hub
Countries joined the Regional Hub of Civil Service of Astana in 2016: Lithuania, Indonesia, Palestine, Estonia, and Bhutan. ...10.11.2016
Global and Regional Trends in Civil Service Development
Presentation of the Review of the Global and Regional Trends in Civil Service Development was held in Astana. The study is a unique summary review, combining theoretical framework and applied expertise of the leading international scholars and practitioners in the field of public administration. It covers the basic development and reforming trends in civil service over the past twenty years in the countries of North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Caucasus and the CIS countries. ...10.11.2016
Workshop for African Civil Servants
The workshop for the African civil servants on “Strengthening Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in the context of Sustainable Development Goals” was jointly organized by the ACSH and Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Ministry in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The workshop brought together high-ranking diplomats from 35 African countries, representatives of the African Union and UNDP’s Global Centre for Public Service Excellence. The main objective of the workshop was to establish cooperat...10.11.2016
Global Conference at AEF
The Global Conference on “Professional Civil Service for the Successful Implementation of Institutional Reforms” was jointly organized by the ACSH, UNDP and national partners in the framework of Astana Economic Forum. The participants discussed modern trends and international best practices for improving the civil service system, issues of good public administration, development of preventive diplomacy and improvement of the public services quality, innovations in training civil ser...10.11.2016
Hub’s appraisal by UN
On its 19th session, the High-level Committee of the UN General Assembly having praised the work of the Astana Hub, decided to spread the Hub model across all regions as a successful example of multilateral cooperation. Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development ...10.11.2016
MoUs with ASPA and OECD
The Hub signed the Memorandum of Understanding with American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) and exchanged letters of cooperation with OECD. ...10.11.2016
ACSH Annual Conference
The conference called “Partnership for Civil Service Excellence” was organized by the ACSH in Astana to discuss the new ways and innovative solutions to strengthen the partnership for civil service modernization. Representatives from more than 30 countries attended the conference, including well-known experts from ASPA, GRECO, UNDP GCCSE, Chinese Academy of Governance, OECD, as well as representatives of the Kazakhstan President Executive Office, Ministry for Civil Service Affairs an...08.11.2016
Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina joined the Hub
Countries joined the Regional Hub of Civil Service of Astana in 2015: Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina. ...08.11.2016
Hub joined EIP
The Hub became a member of OECD Effective Institutions Platform uniting more than 60 countries and organizations in order to find solutions to improve public institutes’ quality. The Hub conducts “peer-to-peer” workshops applying Platform’s methodology. ...08.11.2016
First round of Innovative Solutions Scheme
The first round of the Innovative Solutions Scheme was concluded with three winners to receive funding for their case-study projects: National Anticorruption Centre (Moldova), Project: Integrity Testing Mechanism of Civil Servants; Colin Knox, Professor of Ulster University (the United Kingdom), Project: Quality of Life Framework for Public Services in education; Saltanat Akhmetzhanova, Director of Centre of Scientific Economic Expertise, JSC “Economic Research Institute”, Ministry of National ...08.11.2016
MoU with Chinese Academy of Governance
The Hub signed Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese Academy of Governance. ...08.11.2016
MoU with NISPAcee
The Hub signed the MoU with the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee). ...08.11.2016
Hub’s conference at UN HQs
The conference called “International Cooperation for Civil Service Excellence: A Bridge to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” was held at the UN Headquarters in New-York, USA. The event was jointly organized by the ACSH, Kazakhstan Permanent at the UN, and UNDP HQ to discuss the forms of regional and global cooperation for the development of the civil service with a view to achieve the Sustainable development goals, innovative solutions for the civil service development, the use of st...08.11.2016
MoU with AAPA
The Regioanal Hub of Civil Service in Astana signed the MoU with Asian Association of Public Administration (AAPA). ...08.11.2016
Global Conference at AEF
The Global Conference called “Meritocracy and service ethics as the key factors of civil service effectiveness” was held in the framework of Astana Economic Forum, where UNDP Administrator Ms. Helen Clark, being one of the key speakers at the conference, presented her speech on “Civil service effectiveness and sustainable development”. ...08.11.2016
Second needs assessment study
Second needs assessment study was carried out to identify the priorities of the Hub activities for the next year. ...08.11.2016
Macedonia and Thailand joined the Hub
Countries joined the Regional Hub of Civil Service of Astana in 2014: Macedonia, Thailand. ...08.11.2016
Special prize by UNOSSC
The UN Office for South-South Cooperation awarded the Regional Hub with a special prize for strengthening regional and interregional cooperation. ...08.11.2016
First event outside Kazakhstan
The Astana Hub organized the first event outside Kazakhstan in Baku, Azerbaijan. The round table on Effective Public Service Delivery was jointly organized by the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana, Civil Service Commission under the President of Azerbaijan, and OECD. ...08.11.2016
GoK-UNDP Agreement to strengthen the Hub
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and UNDP signed an Agreement to strengthen the Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan promised $14 million for the institutional support of the Regional Hub for the next 3,5 years and the United Nations Development Programme has agreed to manage it. ...08.11.2016
Mongolia joined the Hub
Countries joined the Regional Hub of Civil Service of Astana in 2013: Mongolia. ...08.11.2016
The first baseline needs assessment study
The first baseline needs assessment study was carried out to identify the priorities for the Hub activities. ...26.03.2016
first pilot seminar for civil servants
The first pilot seminar for the civil servants of 10 countries was conducted in cooperation with Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The seminar attendees included senior management from the official civil service bodies and institutions of the Hub participating countries. ...26.03.2016
First issue of the electronic journal
The first issue of the electronic journal of the Regional Hub of Civil Service was published online.Publications ...26.03.2016
First Steering Committee meeting
The first Steering Committee meeting was held in Astana to set life to the Regional Hub. The agenda of the meeting included the organizational structure of the Hub, functionality of the Steering Committee as a main coordinating mechanism, distribution of duties among three main working groups (i.e. training and research, knowledge management and expert network, and partnership and exchange of experience) as well as working plan for 2013. Minutes of the Steering Committee meeting ...26.03.2016
