Dubai, Feb. 12, 2019 / Kabar/. The Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) Conference is held in Dubai as part of the World Government Summit (WGS 2019).
Established in 2013, ACSH is a joint initiative of the Government of Kazakhstan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It serves as a multilateral platform for professional dialogue, and the exchange of experience and knowledge in civil service development.
The meeting, titled “Civil Service in the Post-Soviet Countries: Challenges, Prospects and Benchmarking", brought together senior government officials, civil service practitioners, academics and leading international experts from more than 15 countries of the world.
The main topic of the conference was global trends and benchmarking in civil service.
Chairman of the Steering Committee of the ACSH Alikhan Baimenov thanking the organizing committee of the WGS and the UAE for hosting and supporting the event, praised the role of the Summit in fostering a dialogue on the future of government.
"Technological advancements are putting pressure on governments to adopt initiatives to meet the expectations of their people. A platform like WGS greatly supports the efforts of governments by helping to assess the current situation and predict future trends," Alikhan said stressing that the outcomes of WGS can support the work of governments across the world.
He also noted that technological progress and the digitalization of society place great demands on management systems around the world. “Globalization and the development of information technologies create new challenges for the development of civil service. Citizens are becoming more informed, having the opportunity to compare and evaluate solutions applied by other countries,” Baimenov said.
In this regard, he stressed that "governments are looking for effective solutions, which is especially important for the countries of our region, which over the past three decades have gone through a unique path of socio-economic and political reforms carried out with varying depth and pace."
Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future and Chairman of the WGS Organisation Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi said the forum is one of the main platforms for sharing knowledge and expertise, building capabilities and learning about best practices in the domain of civil services. He added that hosting the forum is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai who sees the WGS as an opportunity to improve people's lives.
The experience of reforming civil service in their countries was also presented by Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption of Kazakhstan Alik Shpekbayev, Director of the Civil Service Bureau of Georgia Ekaterina Kardava, Head of the National Agency of Ukraine for Civil Service Konstantin Vashenko, Secretary of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of Macedoia Yakhi Yakhia.
This year, the World Government Summit was held on Feb. 10 - 12 and gathered over 4,000 participants from 140 countries, including heads of states and governments, as well as high-ranking representatives of 30 international organizations. This summit is the largest global platform demonstrating future trends in public services, public administration and innovation.
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