Promoting good governance in Uzbekistan

Context

The Government of Uzbekistan is pursuing a comprehensive reform agenda to enhance public service delivery, reduce corruption in government institutions, and modernise the civil service. Despite notable progress in recent years, these reforms have encountered challenges. Issues include limited effectiveness within government bodies, untapped civil society potential, and a lack of coordination among stakeholders. To address these obstacles, the government and its partners are working to improve governance structures and promote greater collaboration.

Objective

Uzbekistan’s public administration effectively implements reforms based on good governance principles.

Approach

To enhance the capabilities of government and civil society, improve coordination among all important stakeholders, and promote transparency, inclusiveness, and gender equality according to international best practices, the project focuses on the following activities:

• Establishing consultation mechanisms: The project facilitates effective knowledge sharing and refines reform recommendations through working groups. These groups, consisting of reform actors and experts, test consultative processes and create Communities of Practice (CoPs).
• Modernising public administration: The project improves governance by offering interdisciplinary, continuous training programmes for public administration managers. These programmes are conducted in collaboration with leading institutions.
• Implementing reforms locally: The project promotes better public service delivery in pilot regions, such as Samarkand and Ferghana, by building administrative staff expertise, fostering state-citizen dialogue, and supporting change initiatives led by civil society organisations.
• Promoting anti-corruption and integrity: As part of the project component ‘Improving Governance in Uzbekistan – Inclusive Corruption Prevention’, co-funded by the European Union (EU), the project enhances national policies as well as legal and institutional frameworks. It also supports integrity within national government authorities and encourages civic monitoring to combat corruption.

Last update: September 2024