The sessions of the International Forum titled“Path to Cutting-edge Governance: Moving Towards Sustainable and Innovative Public Services” which was organized by State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SAPSSI) took place at Gulustan Palace.
Report informs that the first session covered the topic centered on the application of innovations in public service delivery to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. The session was moderated by the international expert and the former Head of the Department of Innovations in Public Servcices of the UN Economic and Social Department, Mr. John-Mary Kauzya. Mr. Ulvi Mehdiyev, the Chairman of the SAPSSI; Iurie Turkanu, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova; Wilson Muruli Mukasa, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda; Akbar Tashkulov, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Mohammad Sharif, the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Republic of Maldives; Askar Jambakin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Mohammad Imanuddin, Chief Advisor to the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms of the Republic of Indonesia; Eli David, the Executive Director of "StartupBlink" made their speeches during the session.
The speeches and discussions of the session were centered on the importance of applying innovations both in the current period and in the future in order to achieve citizen satisfaction with the provision of public services.
The second session within the framework of the forum was covering the topic "Future trends in the provision of public services and smart management." This session was moderated by the international expert and the founder of "Human Future" Company, Mr. Jonathan Reichenthal. Jeyhun Salmanov, the Deputy Chairman of the SAPSSI; Marash Dukaj, Minister of Public Administration of the Republic of Montenegro; Erekle Gvinianidze, the Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia; Muhammad Bin Taliah, the Head of Government Services of the United Arab Emirates; Marta Tomovska, the Director of the Public Administration Reform Group and Advisor on ICT and Innovations in the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia; Kevin Cunnington, the international exper and former Director General of the Government Digital Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland spoke during the session.
Their speeches focused on determining the future trends in the provision of public services and discussing prospective opportunities in the field of information and communication technologies.
The closing ceremony of the Forum took place in following the session.