The Astana Hub has awarded its key partners at the annual conference

On 8 June, within the Astana Civil Service Hub’s Annual Conference “Public Service Excellence in the Era of SDGs” devoted to the 5th Anniversary of the ACSH, the UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Norimasa Shimomura and the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the ASCH Mr. Alikhan Baimenov awarded the following key partners for enhancing partnership and their contributions to institutional development:

• Director of the Civil Service Bureau of Georgia Ms. Catherine Kardava for contribution to enhancing the partnership,
• Director for Public Governance of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Mr. Marcos Bonturi for contribution to enhancing the partnership,
• State Secretary of the Ministry of Information Society and Administration of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Mr. Jahi Jahija for contribution to enhancing the partnership,
• First Chairman of the Advisory Board to the Steering Committee of the ACSH and Former President of the American Society for Public Administration Mr. Steve Condrey for contribution to the civil service excellence, 
• Minister of Personnel Management of the Republic of Korea, Former President of the Asian Association for Public Administration, Professor Pan Suk Kim for contribution to the civil service excellence,
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Anatoly Nichkasov for contribution to enhancing the partnership,
• Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Kairat Abdrakhmanov for contribution to the institutional development of the ACSH,
• Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption Mr. Alik Shpekbayev for contribution to the institutional development of the ACSH.

Mr. Baimenov stressed that thanks to the continuous support and joint efforts of all participating countries and institutional partners, the Hub has become an international platform for knowledge and expertise sharing on public service excellence.

Awards Ceremony video is available here