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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… > > >

Webinar “Emerging from COVID-19: Key Mindsets for a Resilient Public Sector”

30.09.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

What qualities are needed for civil servants to ensure the sustainability of the public sector and how to change mindsets of the civil servants? These questions were the main subject of discussion at an online webinar organized by the Astana… > > >

1,000 civil servants in Kazakhstan upgrade their digital and communication skills

17.06.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

1000 civil servants of the central and local executive bodies of Kazakhstan will upgrade their digital and communication skills to ensure their effectiveness under the telecommuting model of work. The learning programme is inclusive, and takes into account the needs… > > >

Initiative of the Astana Civil Service Hub was presented at the international platform

16.06.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Representatives of international organizations, including the Astana Civil Service Hub, which are members of the Advisory Group of the EIP together with its Secretariat (OECD), discussed the measures taken on a peer-to-peer basis in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.… > > >

Astana Civil Service Hub presented the experience of participating countries to respond to COVID-19 at the Global Web Forum

04.06.2020INFOTIMES Leave a Comment

Government measures and innovative solutions to reduce the spread of coronavirus were discussed at the Global Web Forum on Governments’ agile response to COVID-19, which was held on May 14-15, 2020, at the initiative of the partner of the Astana… > > >