Pursuant toClause 1 of Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Public Councils” as of November 2, 2015 No. 383-V, National Information Technologies JSC (hereinafter: NIT JSC) plans to establish Public Council under NIT JSC.

The major goal of establishing the Public Council under NIT JSC is to ensure public control and transparency of NIT JSC activities and promote cooperation with civil society.

According to the requirements of the Model Regulation on Public Council (Order of the Minister of Information and Social Development as of February 26, 2021 No. 69), establishment of Public Council under NITJSC is a two-stage procedure.

The first stage involves the creation of the Working Group, which shall establish the Public Council of NIT JSC, while on the second stage the Public Council itself is established.

Under the decision of the Chairman of the Board of NIT JSC, number of members in the Working Group amounts to 6 (six) people, 2 of whom are employees of NIT JSC.

Other 4 members of the Working Group are to be elected among the civil society on a competitive basis/ self-nominated citizens.

Also, non-voting observers representing non-governmental organizations, mass media, government agencies and international organizations are allowed to participate in the meetings of the Working Group.

In view of the above, NIT JSC announces competitions for the selection of the Working Group members on a non-reimbursable basis and observers without the right to vote.

Citizens and representatives of non-profit organizations, who wish to participate in the competition, should submit the following documents personally or send them to the e-mail indicated below within five calendar days from the publication date:

For those applying to the Working Group membership:

1) a declaration of candidacy for the Working Group in accordance with Appendix 1 to the Model Regulation (attached);

2) a written proposal of a non-profit organization to nominate a candidate (if any) for the Working Group membership;

3) information about a candidate's professional and/or social activities (attached);

4) a copy of an identity card of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For those applying to the position of observer:

1) application for participation in the competition for selection of the Working Group members as an observer in accordance with Appendix 2 to the Model Regulation (attached).

The candidates should sent documents to e-mail: galiya.shynggaliyeva@nitec.kz. In the subject line, please indicate “Member of the Working Group for establishment of the Public Council under NIT JSC” or “Observer for selection of the Working Group members, who are to establish the Public Council under NIT JSC”.

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