BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the activities of ‘ASAN Khidmet’ have also received high recognition from the United Nations. The UN Public Service Award conferred on ‘ASAN Khidmet’ in 2015 and the Special Award for Promoting Digital Transformation in the Public Sector in 2019 stand as a testament to the international recognition of our achievements, President Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the participants of the international event titled “UN Governance Innovation Summit: Advancing Future-Ready Institutions.”
“Cooperation with the UN creates new opportunities to promote this experience across a wider geographical area. The Contribution Agreement signed between Azerbaijan and the UN in 2024 provides for the promotion of the ‘ASAN Khidmet’ model across four continents.
Azerbaijan will continue to support efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to international initiatives aimed at ensuring the provision of high-quality public services,” the head of state added.
An international summit titled "UN Governance Innovation Summit: Advancing Future-Ready Institutions" is being held in Baku.
The summit is being held under a Contribution Agreement signed between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Nations in November 2024. It is jointly organized by the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Around 200 participants are attending the summit, including ministers and senior officials from UN member states, senior representatives of international and regional organizations, development partners, as well as representatives of the private sector and academia.
