A national open government strategy to ensure better good governance outcomes in Kazakhstan

This chapter assesses Kazakhstan’s significant steps towards advancing the open government agenda as part of the country’s 2050 strategy. Building upon these achievements, the chapter examines the most important issues to be tackled to translate the reforms into tangible results, most importantly by a clear definition of open government and the elaboration of an open government whole-of-government national strategy. As the success of the implementation of such a strategy depends on the acceptance of all relevant stakeholders, the chapter assesses the role of civil society and media in the country. Finally, the chapter offers an analysis of monitoring and evaluation systems in Kazakhstan and provides actionable recommendations.