A solemn event dedicated to the day of unity of the peoples of Kazakhstan was held in the center of Saryozek village on may 1. The akim of the district M. Bigeldinov congratulated all residents with the holiday. The audience saw the traditions and customs of different nationalities. Artists of the district presented a bright and colorful concert. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33644?lang=kk

On the international family day, a large family from the Kerbulak district of Almaty region found a roof over their heads. The head of the farm "Arhar", Talgat Zhetenov, handed them the keys to a 4-room house. The mother of 5 children, Raisa Amirbekyan could not hide his joy and did not cease to give thanks for such a good cause."Until today, we have seen a lot of difficulties, rented an apartment with my husband and 5 children. One child is a student, three students, and the youngest is 6 years old. Thanks to Talgat for Nurlygayanovich, now we have our own house. Thank you to him for coming into our situation and giving us a house. Let all families with many children and low-income families have such joy, " the mother of many children said.In addition, the family of Raisa Amirbekyan received monetary support from the regional Fund "Saket"."Today, a respected person from our village gave a large family the keys to the house. Why not help if you can?! Let there be more of these good deeds. Our region is rich in generous and merciful people, " says the village elder.It is worth noting that the charity event that started in the Kerbulak district in March continues. Thanks to the help of caring people today, 11 families celebrated a housewarming. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33643?lang=kk

The sports games "Dad, mom and me"were held in the Kerbulak district. 9 teams took part in the event organized in honor of the International day of the family. Teams from secondary school №49, Saryozek secondary school and teams from rural districts (Koksu, Taldybulak, Kogaly, Kaspan, Altynemel, Shankhanai and Sarybastau) competed for the title of the most athletic family.In a hard fight, the 1st place was taken by the team "Barys "from Saryozek secondary school, and the 2nd place-the team" Arystan "from the 49th school and the 3rd place - the team" Kyran " from the Koksu district. The winners were awarded with diplomas. They were also given valuable gifts. Deputy district mayor B. Mombayev congratulated the winners and participants. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33641?lang=kk

The holiday season is coming, so before planning tourist trips, visits to relatives and even foreign business trips, a citizen should think about whether he is included in the list of Kazakhstanis with restrictions on traveling abroad. And you should do this before purchasing a ticket, booking hotels, etc. If he has a debt to the state or other people who have already applied to the court, he may be refused to travel abroad. You can check whether you are in the register of debtors and travel bans using the EgovKzBot telegram bot.To check their data in the Unified register of debtors, a citizen needs to download the popular telegram messenger, enter "EgovKzBot" in the search engine and select the service "checking the register of debtors and travel bans". Next, the system will ask you to enter your IIN, after which the citizen will receive a notification that will provide information about the presence or absence of debts. You can also use EgovKzBot to check your relatives 'debtors' register.By the way, you can pay some fines and debts on the e-government portal egov.kz.Currently, 25 of the most popular services are available via the telegram bot, which takes no more than a couple of minutes to get. Among them, booking a queue at the nearest PSC, issuing an address certificate, a certificate of absence/presence of a criminal record, certificates from psycho -, drug -, anti-tuberculosis dispensaries, attaching to a medical organization, making an appointment with a doctor, etc.According to statistics, almost a year of existence of the telegram bot "EgovKzBot", 300 thousand Kazakhstanis have become its active users.  Another million Kazakhstanis have registeredin Mobile governmentSince the beginning of the year, 1.1 million people have registered in the mobile citizens database through the front offices of the state Corporation "Government for citizens". Thus, to date, about 6.8 million unique citizens are registered in the Mobile government.Mobile government (mobile citizen database) is a channel for providing public services to the population through mobile devices. You can register in the database of mobile citizens in the personal account of the egov e-government portal.kz or in the front offices of the state Corporation "Government for citizens".Registration in the database of mobile citizens allows citizens to receive public services through the mobile application mgov, telegram bot (EgovKzBot), subscribe to receive notifications about the readiness of documents, traffic violations and the amount of the fine, view the location of the nearest public facilities, notaries, kindergartens, pharmacies, etc. In addition, citizens registered with the mobile government can participate in various surveys regarding the provision of public services.We remind you that currently 53 public services, 15 services and 13 payments are available through the mgov mobile app. For those who do not know how to use the mobile app, we have implemented receiving services using a telegram bot. 25 most popular services are available via the telegram bot, which takes no more than a couple of minutes to get. Among them, booking a queue at the nearest PSC, issuing an address certificate, a certificate of absence/presence of a criminal record, certificates from psycho -, drug -, anti-tuberculosis dispensaries, attaching to a medical organization, making an appointment with a doctor, etc.According to statistics, currently about 300 thousand people are active users of the telegram bot. Since the beginning of the year, they have received more than 162 thousand address references via the popular messenger.By the way, you can check the presence of registration in the database of mobile citizens on the egov e-government portal.kz in the "Services" section.Press service of the non-Profitjoint-stock company"Government for citizens»Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33640?lang=kk

Do you want to become a part of the digital world and enjoy all its features? We invite you to attend courses on improving digital literacy, where you will learn:- about the possibilities of the Internet and mobile gadgets;- methods for storing, transmitting, and ensuring data security.Learn:- buy and sell goods and services online;- receive public services from the comfort of your home;- find the necessary open data of government agencies and use them in their work.The courses will be held from 01 to 31 July 2019 year on the basis of schools and libraries of the Kerbulak district. To find out the place of training, please contact us by phone 8 (7282) 40-11-60, 8 (72842) 96-0-01.Digital Kazakhstan-opening up new opportunities!Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33639?lang=kk

The government has introduced a new system for citizensproactive service for newborns Now in Kazakhstan, you can use SMS not only to issue a child's birth certificate, birth allowances and a queue for kindergarten, but also to register a child at the place of residence. The newborn registration service has been running since the beginning of this year and is available to parents registered in the mobile citizens database.We remind that proactive provision of birth services was introduced at the end of 2017. Kazakhstan became the first country in the CIS that introduced a proactive format for providing public services, when the state takes all the trouble to obtain public services for a citizen. At the same time, young mothers no longer need to visit PSC For paperwork, all the necessary information is pulled from the information systems of state agencies, and the missing information is requested from the parents of newborns via SMS messages.SMS with the offer to register a child at the place of residence comes after the birth certificate has already been issued, that is, within 2 weeks after the birth of the child.If one of the parents is the owner of the house, then they only need to enter the registration code of the address (RKA-code). If the parents do not have housing or want to register the child at another address, you must enter the RKA code and the IIN of the owner of the housing. Then go to the owner's personal account of the egov portal.kz or also via SMS you will receive a request for consent to register at your place of residence. When the owner gives their confirmation, the parents receive a notification that the child is registered at the specified address.For 1.5 years, more than 70 thousand newborns received birth certificates in a proactive way. More than 13,000 applications for birth-related benefits were made via SMS, and more than 13,000 children were placed in the kindergarten queue proactively. Press service of the non-Profitjoint-stock company"Government for citizens"Tel: 8 7172 95 51 54 (EXT. 109)Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33635?lang=kk

During the event, the issues of compliance with labor safety, as well as current problems and measures taken to solve them were considered.The seminar was attended by: Deputy Akim of the Aktobe region Marat Tokzhanov, representatives of NC Kazmunaigas JSC, the Committee for Industrial Development and Industrial Safety, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, NPP Atameken, RGKP RNIIOT MTSZN RK, JSC Company for life insurance "GAK RK" and akimats of the 5 above-mentioned regions.“Ensuring safe working conditions is one of the most important priorities of the Ministry of Labor. This year, within the framework of the Safe Labor information campaign, we are planning to hold 4 cluster seminars in the regions, with the participation of social partners (NPP Atameken, Federation of Trade Unions) and representatives of interested government bodies. Only our joint efforts aimed at creating favorable working conditions for employees will be able to reduce professional risks, ”said the Chief State Labor Inspector of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tolegen Ospankulov, opening the event.Speaking at the seminar, T. Ospankulov noted the importance of reducing the number of jobs with harmful working conditions. To date, 497 thousand workers of Kazakhstan are employed in harmful and dangerous working conditions, for whom the employers deduct compulsory professional pension contributions in the amount of 5% of the employee's income.“According to the authorized body for statistics, out of 1.6 million employees surveyed in 2018 at enterprises for working conditions, 373 thousand or every fourth (22.3%) were employed in harmful and dangerous working conditions. In the past year, 676 thousand workers received various compensations for work in hazardous working conditions. For these purposes, employers have allocated 116.3 billion tenge, which is 8% more than in 2017, "Ospankulov said.It should be noted that the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared 2019 the Year of Labor Safety and Health. In this regard, the republic will host several events dedicated to this topic. This seminar is one of them. Its main goal is to unite the efforts of government agencies, businesses and public organizations to ensure safe working conditions at work.Following the seminar, the Chief State Labor Inspector of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Tolegen Ospankulov, gave appropriate specific recommendations to the participants of the event on the organization of labor safety and protection.In addition, the participants of the seminar visited an enterprise with zero injuries - the Aktobe branch of KazTransOil JSC, where the employer provides significant funding for the organization of safe working conditions. This enterprise is a participant of the IX-th International Conference and Exhibition on Labor Protection and Industrial Safety "KIOSH 2019", as well as the competition of social responsibility "Paryz"Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/bko-enbek/press/news/details/33612?lang=kk

We inform you that in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of labor and social protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 459 dated August 26, 2019 "on amendments and additions to the order of the Minister of health and social development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated may 5, 2015 No. 320 "on approval of the Rules for the appointment and payment of state targeted social assistance", the terms of payment of targeted social assistance have been changed.In accordance with the Rules, payment of targeted social assistance to the recipient is made on the basis of a decision of the authorized body in monetary form at the expense of local budgets.On the basis of decisions on the assignment of targeted social assistance, the authorized body ensures that the assigned amounts are included in the payroll within one working day, which is submitted monthly to the Treasury bodies for payment by the 5th day of the month following the month of decision-making.Amounts formed after the formation of the payroll for the month of payment are subject to inclusion in the following month in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.In this regard, from September 2019, the payment of targeted social assistance will be made monthly by the 10th day of the month following the month when the decision on the appointment of targeted social assistance is made.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33597?lang=kk

October 11, 2019More than 130 journalists received certificatesand knowledge about the pension system in 2019One of the strategic objectives of JSC "UAPF" is to conduct active information and explanatory work among the population aimed at increasing financial literacy, awareness of UAPF services, the pension system, changes in pension legislation, the results of investment activities for managing pension assets, and the formation of personal pension savings. Representatives of the mass media play an important role in this task. In this regard, JSC "ENPF" conducts a series of lectures in the Format of the school of financial journalism for media representatives, students of the faculty of journalism and bloggers on the topic "Everything you need to know about the accumulative pension system of the Republic of Kazakhstan". The purpose of the School is to increase the level of financial awareness of journalists in the funded pension system of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to provide opportunities for communication, professional cooperation of journalists, bloggers, students of the faculty of journalism and representatives of the EPPF.The course program includes training modules on the following topics: models of pension systems, features of the Kazakhstan accumulative pension system, changes in pension legislation, planning and calculation of accumulative pensions, existing electronic services, investment activities for managing pension assets, information work of JSC "UAPF". Journalists are given practical advice on working with the Foundation's website, as well as other sources of information to quickly create objective materials.The event is being held for the fourth year. Previously, it was held mainly in Almaty. This year, the School has already been held in four cities of Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan, Shymkent, Aktobe and Karaganda. And in each place there was a great interest from the students. At the end of the course, more than 130 people received special certificates.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/33594?lang=kk

PRETORIA, 15 October 2019 - Kanat Tumysh, new Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic of South Africa, presented his letters of credence to Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa during a solemn ceremony held in the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse.During the course of this event, Ambassador Tumysh conveyed to the Head of State sincere greetings and warm wishes from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, especially for the RSA’s outstanding UN Security Council Presidency, commending the high level of Kazakh-South African political, economic, cultural and humanitarian relations aimed at strengthening interstate cooperation across the entire spectrum of ties. The Ambassador confirmed the adherence of Kazakhstan’s leadership to further building-up efforts to improve mechanisms of mutually beneficial cooperation and updated about the key areas, outlined by President Tokayev in his this year’s most important speeches, in particular, the Inaugural statement and the State of the Nation Address. Yet, he mentioned Kazakhstan’s measures to diversify its economy, promote transit and transport potential and attract investment, and updated on the modernization of his country’s development in the political, social and economic spheres. This go in tune with the new initiatives of President Ramaphosa, elected in May 2019.Tumysh also focused on the need to deepen cooperation in the international organizations, where both sides have repeatedly proved their reputation as promoters of the principles of multilateralism and supporters of anti-war and anti-nuclear policies. In particular, on the UN Security Council seat, with the tenure of Kazakhstan in 2017-2018, and South Africa in 2019-2020. He also voiced important initiatives of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the First President and Leader of Nation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in particular, to create a new geopolitical reality based on three dialogues, as well as to free our planet from the scourges of terrorism and WMD.He pointed to the ideas of tolerance, as well as inter-ethnic and inter-confessional peace and harmony, promoted by his country. Kazakh diplomat also added, “Our countries have much in common. Both South Africa and Kazakhstan boast a diverse population with different ethnicities, religions, and traditions – a diversity that strengthens and enriches us”. As President Ramaphosa highlighted: “It is friends like you with whom we seek to work to protect and strengthen the rules-based multilateral system of global governance… as well as to address poverty, inequality, war, terrorism and climate change. These challenges are inter-related and mutually reinforcing. We should work together to discourage unilateralism in matters of international trade and security. We must work together to defend the integrity of our multilateral institutions by ensuring that they are effective, inclusive and truly democratic”.Touching on economic issues, the head of the host country called for the development of mutual tourism and investment: “To this effect, we will be hosting the second South Africa Investment Conference next month, from the 5th to the 7th of November. We welcome investors from your country to attend this Investment Conference and to see for themselves the potential for opportunities that exist in South Africa.”The President also emphasized the commitment of the government and the people of South Africato deepening economic partnership, political dialogue and cooperation with Kazakhstan on matters of mutual interest, conveying warm greetings to the leadership of this friendly country. He wished to Ambassador K. Tumysh enjoyable and meaningful stay in South Africa.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/33433?lang=kk

On 14 October 2019 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan R.Vassilenko as a guest of honor attended the celebration of the ITEC Day (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation).In his statement, the Deputy Foreign Minister noted the importance and relevance of the ITEC courses to Kazakhstani specialists in various fields (information technology, English, cybersecurity, medicine, etc.) and wished success to this program in further deepening cooperation between Kazakhstan and India.As the Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan P.Kumar informed, 1020 citizens of Kazakhstan from 1990s to 2019 were trained at various courses of the ITEC, which was established in 1964.   Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/33422?lang=kk

BAKU, 14 October, 2019 - The Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serzhan Abdykarimov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev this morning in Baku.During the conversation, the President of Azerbaijan emphasized the warm and good relations that have historically developed with the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, which continue to develop successfully with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, which allowed bringing bilateral cooperation to a high level of strategic partnership. Ilham Aliyev shared his vision on further strengthening and expanding bilateral and multilateral cooperation in investment, trade and economic, fuel and energy, transit and transport, agricultural, cultural and humanitarian and other fields.The Ambassador thanked the President of Azerbaijan for agreeing to his appointment, spoke about his plans and expressed his readiness to take efforts to intensify the entire spectrum of relations between the two fraternal states and peoples.President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Ambassador Abdykarimov on his assuming to new position and wished him success in his future activities.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/33419?lang=kk

The sentence of the Almaly district criminal court of the city of Almaty has come into legal force sentencing to 10 years’ imprisonment of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Bitimbaev on the facts of preparation for the act of terrorism, propaganda of terrorism, incitement to religious hatred and illegal possession of firearms.He got into the field of view of the National Security Committee as an adherent of destructive religious ideology and a supporter of the Daesh international terrorist organization banned in the Republic of Kazakhstan.The audit uncovered the information of his terrorist attacks preparation using explosives in places of mass population under the influence of Daesh campaign on the Internet.After the attack, he intended to move to Syria to join the ranks of foreign militants and continue terrorist activities.In order to disrupt these plans of A. Bitimbaev in April of the current year, he was detained in Almaty by the National Security Committee with the involvement of the internal affairs bodies.During the search, he was seized firearms and traumatic weapons, components for making a self-made explosive device, schemes of three shopping and entertainment centers, a mask and gloves.The guilt of A. Bitimbaev is fully proved by testimony, material and other evidence. Press ServiceNational Security CommitteeThe Republic of Kazakhstan Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/knb/press/news/details/33338?lang=kk

On 7 October 2019, K. Syroezhkin has been convicted of high treason under the paragraph 1 article 175 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan by specialized inter-district court in criminal cases in Almaty. The accused was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the maximum security institution and deprived of Kazakh citizenship.Press ServiceNational Security CommitteeRepublic of KazakhstanSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/knb/press/news/details/33335?lang=kk

The Kazakh delegation, headed by the Chairwoman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs, Anar Zhailganova, visited Stockholm (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) to study the best practices in the provision of digital public services. For reference: UN 2018 “UNE-Government Survey” study shows that Denmark and Sweden are leading countries in terms of digitalization among other UN member states. The visit of the Kazakh delegation was carried out as part of a joint project with the UN Development Program to further improve the mechanisms of professionalization of the state apparatus, and to ensure the quality of public services. Bilateral meetings were held with general managers, directors of departments and offices, as well as with project managers, consultants and business developers of the authorized bodies of Sweden and Denmark. During the presentation of their activities, the Swedish authorities presented the main approaches to the development of digitalization, including the introduction of artificial intelligence in the interaction of the state and citizens, which allows  to plan and “anticipate” the needs of service recipients. In turn, the Danish side announced the methods of using electronic ID (individual number) in obtaining various services, including banking. For authorization in various information systems of the country, a single login and password is used. The Kazakhstan delegation presented the domestic model for the development and provision of digital public services. In particular, A.Zhailganova spoke about the methods of using digital solutions in Kazakhstan, aimed at improving the quality of public services and the exclusion of interaction between recipients of services and public servants. The Swedish and Danish colleagues were interested in Kazakhstan's experience in using the methods of “proactive services” and “services according to one application”, as well as the availability of various mobile applications. Thus, the Director General of the Swedish Enterprise Registration Service, Annika Stenberg, said: “Using“ one application” is an interesting method of providing a range of services with one application. We should also think about it”.  The Director General of the Swedish Tax Agency, Catherine Westling Palm, expressed a desire to visit Kazakhstan for a more detailed study of this method. In addition, based on the results of a visual demonstration of the mobile applications “mGov” and “SmartAstana” actively used by Kazakhstan people, representatives of the Danish Digitalization and Local Government Agency announced adjustments to their plans to include a mandatory trip to Nur-Sultan. Based on the results of the study tour, the parties agreed on further mutual cooperation in the field of digitalization and automation of business processes for the provision of public services.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33312?lang=kk

Today in Stockholm, with the support of UNDP, a meeting was held between ACSA Chairwoman Anar Zhailganova and the Director General of the Agency for Economic and Regional Development of Sweden, Ms. Gunnila Nordlef. The Agency for Economic and Regional Development is the main government agency for the implementation of policies in the field of electronic public services. During the meeting, the Swedish side presented the main approaches to the development of electronic public services, as well as civil servic, work in the field of internal control and anti-corruption. In turn, the head of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs informed the Swedish colleagues about the active use of digital solutions in Kazakhstan aimed at improving the quality of public services. The Kazakh delegation was greatly interested in the development of artificial intelligence in the interaction of the state and citizens. Following the meeting, the parties agreed on mutual cooperation in the field of digitalization and automation of business processes in the provision of public services. For reference: The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has a broad mission and is aimed at promoting sustainable growth, promoting entrepreneurship and competitiveness in all parts of Sweden. One of the main tasks is to ensure the investment of EU funds in projects that promote growth and employment in the regions. The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth is working for more small and medium-sized enterprises, to expand their capabilities by using the capabilities of digital technology.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33311?lang=kk

The chairwoman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs Anar Zhailganova held a meeting to discuss the implementation of the Address of the Head of State "Constructive public dialogue is the basis of stability and prosperity of Kazakhstan."It was attended by employees of the central office of the Agency, its subordinate organizations - the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Center for Personnel Management, and territorial departments of the Agency through video conferencing. Anar Zhailganova voiced instructions to ensure high-quality and timely execution of tasks aimed at improving the public service coming from the Message.“The head of state set the task until 2024 to gradually reduce to 25 percent the number of civil servants by directing the released funds to materially stimulate the most useful workers. At the same time, it is necessary to work out measures to attract young personnel to the public service, as well as observing the principles of meritocracy. We are faced with the task of developing approaches for the implementation of this assignment,” she said.The Head of the Agency also emphasized the special importance of the systemic fight against corruption, voiced by the President of the country. The necessity of considering anti-corruption issues among public servants through the prism of ethical control is noted. As Anar Zhailganova said: “Civil servants, especially those working in regulatory bodies, should clearly understand that the slightest violation of ethical norms and legislation on civil service in relations with the business community can be regarded as an obstruction of legitimate entrepreneurial activity or an attempt to lobby someone else’s interests ".According to her, of considerable importance is the further increase in the share of public services provided in electronic form, including making payments for their non-cash payment. This is especially relevant in light of the task voiced by the Head of State to develop the digital economy and strengthen leadership in the Central Asian region in terms of the development of information and communication technologies, as well as the widespread introduction of non-cash payments. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33310?lang=kk

On August 29, 2019, a solemn event was held at the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan For Civil Service dedicated to the celebration of Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Chairwoman of the Agency Anar Nuralievna Zhailganova in her congratulatory speech noted that employees of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs should advance the values ​​of the Constitution and focus their activities on serving the people. The first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Leader of the nation, said that, guided by the provisions of the Constitution, our society has come a long way. Each citizen contributes to the development of our state, most fully applying their knowledge, experience and hard work. The Head of State, K. Tokayev, also emphasized the rule of law, noting that “The most important task for us is to serve faithfully in accordance with the law.” In this regard, the Constitution remains the main guarantor and  the key of the establishment of  law-based state. Summing up the event, the Chairman of the Agency expressed confidence that the employees of the Agency will continue to honestly and impeccably fulfill their duties for the benefit of society and will make every effort to ensure constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33308?lang=kk

Today at the site of the Central Communications Service, a press conference was held on the issues of selection for the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve. The event was attended by Anar Zhailganova, Chairwoman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Abil, Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Dana Dzhakupova, representative of the software company  of the information system for the selection of the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve. In her opening remarks, the Agency Chairwoman noted that the Agency for Civil Service Affairs is launching an online platform for accepting applications from citizens for participation in the selection for the “Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve”. This was announced at a briefing in the Central Communications Service by Anar Zhailganova, Chairwoman of ACSA . Anar Nuralievna spoke about the basic requirements for applicants to the “Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve”. In the election program of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,  the Head of State “Well-being for all! Continuity. Justice. Progress ”  the task of forming the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve was set before the Agency. Now, young Kazakhstanis, who have certain achievements in their industry, have the opportunity to be chosen for the reserve and be appointed to high government and managerial positions in the country. The main requirements for the participants are citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan, aged under  35 , education and work experience  not less than 5 years. “We all know very well that a considerable number of creative, talented Kazakhstani youth live abroad. Therefore, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who are both in the country and abroad are allowed to participate in the competition,” said A. Zhailganova. Candidates who have passed to the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve will be given the opportunity to be appointed to political and senior managerial administrative positions, senior management positions in national holdings and national companies. As Anar  Zhailganova noted, the selection of reservists will consist of the following stages: The first stage is the admission of participants' documents. An automated document collection system has been launched. The filing procedure is as simple as possible. The second stage is testing the ability of candidates. The test aims to determine the ability of the applicant to work with the complex text and numerical information. The third stage is an assessment of leadership qualities, the level of strategic vision, motivation and values ​​of candidates. To do this, candidates need to write an essay and present their socially significant projects. Check of essays and design work will be carried out in the system online. For its objectivity, it is planned to keep a video recording of  the process of writing an essay by candidates. The fourth stage is an  interviewing of participants in the Expert Commission.  Participants who have shown the best results for the previous stages of selection in the aggregate of scores. The commission formed by the Presidential Administration will conduct an individual interview with each applicant who has successfully completed the previous selection stages. At the final stage of selection, the National Commission for Personnel Reserve makes a decision on the enrollment of candidates with the highest scores in the Presidential Youth Reserve. As the Chairman of the Agency noted, all conditions will be created for the transparency of the selection process. “Our citizens will be able to see applicants to participate in the selection. Moreover, after each stage of selection, we will publish in the automated online platform and on the Agency’s website a list of those who proceed on the next stage. To ensure transparency in decision-making, industry experts will be involved in the candidate’s assessment. They will be able to monitor the transparency of processes and its objectivity”,  Anar Zhailganova emphasized. On the basis of it, prior to the appointment of reservists to the post, their training under specially designed programs is provided. For reservists, they can be individual, taking into account the recommendations of experts based on the selection results. They focus on inculcating  additional necessary knowledge to work in the civil service, building up the competencies of reservists to work with the public, including public speaking, the ability to work in the limited conditions, and more. To date, the rules and procedures for selecting the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve are regulated by Presidential Decree.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/qyzmet/press/news/details/33307?lang=kk

Almaty region, 04.10.2019 - An international business forum Jetisy Invest-2019 took place in Taldykorgan, Almaty region. The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ermek Kosherbayev, Akim of Almaty Region Amandyk Batalov, Deputy CEO of KAZAKH INVEST Birzhan Kaneshev as well as over 400 representatives of the diplomatic corps, financial organisations and international and local business circles from 7 countries. The forum participants signed commercial agreements for 13 projects worth $ 859.7 million. The Akim of Almaty region Amandyk Batalov noted that despite the global economic crisis and general decline in investment inflows, domestic investments grew by 27% in Almaty region between 2014 and 2016. In 2018, the Almaty region was Kazakhstan’s leading region in terms of attracting foreign investments. Volume of investments in the region has been growing annually by 20% since 2016. In turn, the Deputy CEO of KAZAKH INVEST Birzhan Kaneshev emphasised the importance of favourable investment climate in the country: “The Government carried out a number of reforms to improve the country’s investment climate by introducing and implementing global best practices. Today, we have a three-level system for supporting foreign investors, including Kazakhstan’s representative offices abroad at the external level, KAZAKH INVEST at the central level and regional front offices operating on the “one-stop shop” basis. The representatives of large and multinational companies, such as Leroy-Merlin, Mareven Food, Waste Energy KZ, ArKazInvest and others shared about their successful experience in the region. During the forum, it was noted that the region is suitable for implementation of renewable energy projects. Thus, 24 out of 74 renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan operate in Almaty region. One of the projects, Kazakhstan’s largest solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW, was implemented with participation of a major investor from Singapore - Universal Energy and launched in September. Next year, the same company plans to launch a solar and a wind power plants with a capacity of 50 MW each. In addition, another 28 renewable energy projects are at different stages of implementation.Currently, KAZAKH INVEST project pipeline includes 34 projects worth $3.8 billion in Almaty region. Of these, 12 projects are at the construction stage and 22 - at the development stage. By end of the year, there are plans to implement 10 projects resulting in creation of 1200 jobs.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/33219?lang=kk