The results of the IX Civil Forum of Kazakhstan were summed up in Nur-Sultan

A plenary session was held on November 27 IX Civil Forum “Society and State: 30 Years of Partnership and Development“ Birgemiz ”.
At the opening of the plenary session, the State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Krymbek Kusherbayev noted that the state will contribute to increasing the stability of civil society.
“We will do our utmost to ensure that the citizens of Kazakhstan can freely unite in associations, and we consider this constitutional right as fundamental. It is an important condition for political modernization and progressive social progress in Kazakhstan. Therefore, today we are changing our legislation, preparing new bills aimed at strengthening the activities of public councils, civil public control, volunteering, ”K. Kusherbayev said.
During the meeting, the Minister of Information and Public Development Aida Balayeva, regional representatives of the civil sector, political scientist Aidos Sarym, secretary of the public council of Almaty Altynay Kobeeva, head of the children's rehabilitation center of the NGO “Atyrau. Small country "Yerlan Kumiskaliev, chairman of the NGO" Bereke "Roza Abdullaeva, director of the Kazakh-language portal Nege.kz Alexander Danilov.
The forum is based on the ideological content of the Address of the President of the country, Kassym-Zhomart Kemelevich Tokayev, where the importance of the development and prosperity of the civil sector was noted, and the increase of their confidence in the state.
According to Aida Balayeva, the forum has truly become an interactive forum, where a variety of feedback mechanisms have been actively used. More than 40 multi-format online dialogue platforms were organized, which were attended by over 20,000 people, more than 1,500 active representatives of NGOs took part in the discussions.
Sectoral meetings of 12 heads of central state bodies were held, at which, in the “free microphone” format, NGO representatives were able to ask their questions.
As a result of the IX Civil Forum, more than 650 proposals and recommendations were received from representatives of civil society. Of these, following the results of the republican forum - more than 500 recommendations, following the results of 17 regional forums - 150 proposals and recommendations.
Let us 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. For the safety of the participants, the Civic Forum was switched to online mode, and for the convenience of delegates, the rich program was distributed over five days.