It is proposed to hold a thematic week on the work of public councils in Kazakhstan

December 9, 2021, Nur-Sultan.

A regular meeting of the Public Council in the field of Information and Social Development was held with the participation of all active members, as well as representatives of NGOs, heads of subordinate organizations.

The agenda of the meeting chaired by Darkhan Mynbai and with the participation of the Minister of Information and Social Development Aida Balayeva was devoted to the issues of the national project "Ulttyk rukhani Zhangyru", as well as the Action Plan for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan.

The Director of the Department of Coordination of the program "Rukhani zhangyru" U. Tnaliyev reported on the implementation of the main three directions of the national project "Ulttyk Rukhani Zhangyru", which includes 21 indicators and 66 major events.

In turn, the Chairman of the Committee on Civil Society Affairs M.Kozhakhmet informed the members of the Public Council about the implementation of 75 out of 101 planned events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan. "The implementation of the remaining measures will be carried out on time until the end of December, according to the republican plan and the event series," M. Kozhakhmet said.

Members of the public council supported the idea of Minister A.Balayeva to hold a thematic week of public councils in 2022 with the participation of representatives of civil society. So, Darkhan Mynbai noted the relevance of this idea. He stressed, that the Ministry of Information and Social Development is the authorized central public authority for the activities of public councils. According to Minister A.Balayeva, this is relevant both for summing up the preliminary results of this important institution of civil society, and for developing approaches to further improve their activities in Kazakhstan.

In general, following the meeting, the members of the Public Council developed recommendations that will be taken into account in the ongoing work of the department.

The next meeting of the Public Council is scheduled to be held in the first quarter of 2022.

Taking into account the epidemiological situation, the meeting was held in an online format via "ZOOM".