Strategy Kazakhstan 2050 Presidential Address by Nursultan Nazarbayev, December 14, 2012

1. Second stage of the administrative reform
Considering the new requirements we already have started the second
stage of the administrative reforms.
First of all the state apparatus will be reformed. I have signed the “New
Public Service” Law. This provides improvements to counter corruption,
increase the transparency of the selection of public servants selection, and
promote the best personnel.
We will create a National Personnel Policy Commission. A principally new
class of professional managers of A-class will be created, which will be
responsible for implementation of certain areas of the state policy. First of
all the A-class will include the Responsible Secretaries and Heads of
Administrations of regional authorities, Committees’ chairmen, governors of
the regions and towns. I task my Administrations to prepare a draft Order
regarding qualification requirements to the A-class candidates,
From now on every public servant has to demonstrate clear progression in
their career through the development of skills and experience that allow as
them to increase their professional level. Exceptions should be made to
cover those public servants who demonstrate outstanding performance
against key indicators and demonstrating clear achievement at a senior
level.
I task the State Service Agency to introduce by the end of 2013 this new
mechanism of career promotion for state civil servants.

2. Special consideration should be made on increasing the quality of state
services. Our aim should be to signal a departure from the one-way power
approaches in interaction of the state with the population towards an
effective and operative provision whereby citizens and the state work
together.
The draft “State Services” Law has been submitted to the parliament. It
should be adopted by the end of 1st quarter of 2013.
We should release the state bodies from the extrinsic functions, and
increase the independence of state institutions. The Government should
link its implementation with the introduction of a new mechanism of local
budgets from 2014.