
The Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is preparing for the X Civil Forum of Kazakhstan. This year the forum will be held in Almaty. This was announced today during a meeting of the Republican Public Council for the Civil Society Development and Public Administration under the «Nur Otan» party, Vice-Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bolat Tlepov.
On the agenda of the meeting of the Republican Public Council for the Civil Society Development and Public Administration under the «Nur Otan» party, chaired by Deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the «Nur Otan» faction Aidos Sarym, the progress of the implementation of the points of the Roadmap in the direction of "Responsible Civil Society" of the election program of the «Nur Otan» party until 2025 was considered.
According to the Vice-Minister, there are various dialogue formats of interaction with NGOs in the country.
"One of the key platforms for the development of dialogue between civil society and the State is the platform of the Civil Forum, which has been held on an ongoing basis since 2003. The Civic Forum platform brings together representatives of the non-governmental sector, international organizations, business, and the expert community to develop strategic priorities for cooperation. This year we plan to hold the anniversary X Civil Forum, where the results of the development of civil society, its interaction with the State over 30 years of Independence will be presented," - Bolat Tlepov said.
According to him, there is a Coordinating Council for Interaction with NGOs, which is a consultative and advisory body in the field of interaction with NGOs, where issues of improving legislation in the field of NGOs are considered, reports of ministries, akimats of regions on the implementation of strategic documents, recommendations of Civil forums are heard. Over the years of activity (since 2005) The Council has developed over 500 recommendations.
The Vice-Minister spoke in detail about the work done to attract civil activists to address topical issues of the country's development, to create public councils in the quasi-public sector and to develop a culture of political dialogue within the framework of the Roadmap for the implementation of the «Nur Otan» party's election program.