BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. The Academy of
Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan will
organize training and internship programs for a group of civil
servants of Kazakhstan and postgraduates of the Academy of Public
Administration under the President of Kazakhstan from March 31
through April 10, 2026, Trend reports.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training and internship
program titled "Innovative Technologies in Public Administration,"
Rector of the Azerbaijani Academy of Public Administration,
Academician Urkhan Alakbarov, emphasized that the innovative public
administration model implemented by President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev plays an important role in the sustainable development of
the country.
Alakbarov pointed out that under the leadership of President
Ilham Aliyev, consistent and systematic reforms are being
implemented in Azerbaijan in the direction of applying modern
technologies in public administration, large-scale digitalization,
development of human capital, strengthening the ecological
approach, and forming an innovation-based economic model. The
rector noted that as a result of this policy, Azerbaijan has become
one of the countries in the region that successfully implements an
innovative development model, widely uses modern management
technologies, and effectively applies new approaches in public
administration.
He also pointed out that the experience gained by Azerbaijan in
the field of public administration is of international interest,
and such training programs serve to expand the exchange of
experience between the countries.
Alakbarov highlighted that there is deep cooperation between the
Azerbaijani and Kazakh Academies of Public Administration and that
joint events are constantly being held in the fields of public
administration, education, and science. At the same time, he
emphasized that this program will make a significant contribution
to the further expansion of cooperation between the two countries
in the field of public administration, strengthening the exchange
of experience, and implementing future joint projects.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan Alim
Bayel, welcoming the participants of the event, noted that
bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are
developing successfully in all areas. He noted that cooperation
between the two brotherly countries in the fields of politics,
economics, humanitarian affairs, education, and public
administration is dynamically expanding.
The ambassador underscored that the exchange of experience in
the field of public administration, joint training programs, and
academic cooperation play an important role in the development of
relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. According to him, this
program, implemented between the Azerbaijani and Kazakh Academies
of Public Administration, serves the professional development of
civil servants, the improvement of modern management skills, and
the further strengthening of cooperation between the two
countries.
In his speech, the ambassador of Kazakhstan briefed on the
political and economic reforms implemented by the President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He noted that, at the initiative
of President Tokayev, large-scale reforms are being implemented in
Kazakhstan to modernize public administration, diversify the
economy, develop digital technologies, and improve social welfare.
These reforms are aimed at further strengthening the role of
Kazakhstan at the regional and international levels and ensuring
the sustainable development of the country. The Ambassador also
emphasized that the strategic partnership and cooperation relations
between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have been successfully developed
by Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Later, the graduate civil servants from Kazakhstan expressed
their special interest in coming to Baku and their confidence that
such programs will be sustainable.
Within the framework of the training program, lectures and
presentations will be organized for participants on topics such as
digital transformation in public administration, digitalization in
legislative activities, gender equality policy, tourism policy,
environmental management, human rights, state sovereignty, and
international relations. Also, within the framework of the program,
the participants will visit the Azerbaijani Parliament, ASAN
Innovation Center, Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and
Communication, Center for Analysis of International Relations,
State Committee for Family, Women, and Children's Issues, and other
state institutions.
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