This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership of Marcos Bonturi, Director. It was written by Richard Martinez in collaboration with Hille Hinsberg, Policy Analyst of the OECD Open Government Unit, as part of the Kazakhstan Country programme. It was drafted under the supervision of Alessandro Bellantoni, Head of the Open Government Unit and Martin Forst, Head of the Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division of GOV. Amelia Godber provided editorial support.
The OECD wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution made by their interlocutors in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In particular, the Deputy Head of Policy Department Mr. Bekzat Rakhimov and Chief Policy Expert on Access to Information, Ms. Elmira Nurkisheva, of the Ministry for Information and Communications.