Kazakhstan prepares for the IX Civil Forum

The IX Civil Forum on the theme “Society and the State: 30 Years of Partnership and Development“ Birgemiz ”will be held from 23 to 27 November 2020 in the format of the Civil Society Week.

This traditional event uniting public figures of the country will be held in a new format this year. For the safety of the participants, the Civil Forum has been moved online, and for the convenience of the delegates, the rich program is distributed over five days.

Thus, within the framework of the week of civil society, it is planned to discuss topical issues, including: the main directions of the new Concept for the development of civil society, citizens' participation in decision-making, mechanisms and opportunities for public control, the competitiveness of NGOs, prospects for trilateral cooperation between society, the state and business, and much other. In addition, the forum will publish a report on the implementation of the recommendations of previous forums and organize meetings of industry NGOs with supervising ministers.

Forum delegates will be able to take part in expert, discussion and training events, ask questions of interest and make their proposals for the development of civil society in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is worth noting that the Ministry of Information and Social Development invites activists to formulate the topics and agenda of the Civil Forum, accepting proposals and taking into account current topics of concern to society.

It is assumed that the forum will cover over 1000 participants from among representatives of NGOs, government agencies, expert community, media from all over Kazakhstan.

Recall that the Civil Forum is a traditional platform, organized every second year since 2003 with the support of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.