This review examines the public governance recent reforms undertaken by the government of Kazakhstan and evaluates the impact on the effectiveness, strategic capacity and accountability of the state.

Governments worldwide face a complex landscape marked by short-term crises, long-term priorities, declining public trust, and the pressing need for environmental and digital transformation. To effectively address these challenges, public administrations must evolve, emphasising strategic planning, performance management, inter-agency collaboration, and evidence-based policies. Uzbekistan, committed to far-reaching public governance reforms, has navigated significant external pressures and geopolitical evolutions. These crises, alongside persistent domestic challenges such as socio-economic inequality and gaps in public service delivery, have spurred Uzbekistan to seek innovative and effective solutions. Through its national strategic plans, the country aims to build a modern public administration capable of providing justice and meeting citizens' needs. This OECD Public Governance Review assesses Uzbekistan’s governance system. To support the country’s reforms and boost the efficiency and effectiveness of its public administration, the review provides recommendations aligned with OECD standards on enhancing policy co-ordination and strategic planning, civil service capacity, public integrity and regulatory quality.

This OECD Review of Gender Policy Delivery in Kazakhstan examines the institutional, policy-making and accountability frameworks for advancing and sustaining gender equality and mainstreaming initiatives.

This review examines the reforms undertaken by the government of Kazakhstan in the area of public governance and evaluates their impact on the powers and responsibilities of subnational levels of government.

The government of Haiti is undertaking public governance reforms to support sustainable growth and inclusive socio-economic development. This Review analyses areas such as whole-of-government co-ordination, the links between budgeting and planning, and the decentralisation process to improve development outcomes to which all levels of government in the country contribute.

This report examines the influence of trust on policy making and explores some of the steps governments can take to strengthen public trust.

This review looks at the cultural, economic, historical and political context for open government reforms in Kazakhstan and proposes recommendations for concrete actions Kazakhstan can take to fully implement open government reforms.