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Rethinking of leadership in public administration in the post-Soviet region was discussed by experts from 20 countries

13.04.2021INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Challenges and prospects of leadership in public administration in post-Soviet countries were discussed at a panel session of the Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) as part of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The session… > > >

ACSH shared experience in developing partnership networks

10.04.2021INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Three-day virtual Inter-regional Dialogue was devoted to the role and necessity of the cooperation in search for responses to the COVID-19 pandemic challenges, and for ways to ensure coherence and integrations of regional and inter-regional policies and measures. The event… > > >

HR problems in public administration were discussed at the ACSH panel session

09.02.2021INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Over 200 representatives of authorized government bodies, practitioners and experts from 10 countries of the region took part in the panel session “HR Processes in Public Administration: Challenges and Prospects” organized by the Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) and the… > > >

ACSH’s partnership scope continues to expand

04.02.2021INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

The Astana Civil Service Hub continues to utilize approaches to partnerships modalities. Hamad Bin Khalifa University, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, which is located in capital city Doha, and the Astana Civil Service Hub intend… > > >

Public Institutions’ Capacities for Resilient Recovery Discussed at the International Symposium

07.12.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Participants from 70 countries have exchanged views on challenges and lessons learned on how to promote effective institutions and sustainable recovery from Covid-19 pandemic. The Symposium was held in online format and dedicated to the issues of effective, inclusive and… > > >

Is it easy for high-rank government officials to work in the conditions of fast spreading of information and ICT?

31.10.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

The main question in this essay is “Is it easier for Presidents, Prime Ministers and other high-rank officials of governments to work in the conditions of fast spreading of information and Information-Communication Technologies (ICT)?”. And I will try to answer… > > >

Key Factors for Overcoming the Crisis: Effective Governance and Trust

20.10.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Over 250 representatives of government agencies, international organizations, including the OECD, and universities from 20 countries of Europe, Asia and America participated in the panel session of the Astana Civil Service Hub on “Governance and Trust in a New Reality”,… > > >

UNDP supports the Ministry of Internal Affairs in implementing the Police Modernisation Road Map

10.10.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

UNDP Resident Representative Yakup Beris held a meeting with Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Yerlan Turgumbayev. The parties discussed the priority areas of police modernisation, including strengthening the public trust, enhancing quality of public service delivery, and scaling up community-based… > > >