2. Brief Outline of Current Reforms
and Changes in Georgia
2012 Parliamentary Elections;
2013 Presidential Elections;
Changes of the Constitution (Adequate distribution
of power amongst branches);
First meeting of the newly elected Parliament Chair
with NGO sector.
3. Civil Society Organizations in
Georgia
More than 1000 registered NGOs;
10 to 20 active Organizations (GYLA, TI, ISFED etc.);
All Spheres, form Governance to Animal Rights, are
covered;
Main source of NGO funding is foreign AID.
4. NGO and Government Relations
With USAID assistance NGO liaison bureau was
created ;
Parliament of Georgia signed an MOU with Civil
Organizations;
All activities of the Parliament are open to the
interested persons/organizations;
All active committees have allocated focal person to
coordinate with the NGO sector
5. NGO and Government Relations
NGO representatives are involved in all types of
Reforms initiated by the Government;
Government is more transparent in its activities ;
Governmental web-pages give much more information
today.
6. Civil Service Reform
The Government of Georgia considers civil service
reform as an important process in its political
agenda.
In 2013, the Chancellery of the Government of
Georgia stalled work on the development of a new
civil service.
The new government elaborated civil service reform
project: “The Development of a Civil Service Reform
Concept and Associated Operational Plan”.
7. Civil Service Reform Counsel
Within the project, the Government has created the
Civil Service Reform Council, which includes deputy
ministers, The Parliament, a governmental working
group and the Civil Service Advisory Group (CSAG);
The Counsel works to develop a new civil service
reform strategy, associated action plan and legislative
framework, to be completed by the end of February
2014.
8. Civil Service Advisory Group
(CSAG),
The CSAG is comprised of active members of civil
society, academia, and think tanks/research
organizations;
The CSAG is one of the main vehicles for the delivery
of the newly formulated civil service concept for
Georgia
For this purpose, the CSAG has already worked in the
following matters:
9. Civil Service Advisory Group
(CSAG),
Conducted analysis of past and current written
concepts of civil service reform in Georgia;
Developed and issued a “white paper” on civil service
that documents past and current concepts for reform
and presents a balanced approach to key issues of civil
service reform in Georgia;
Designed, organized and implemented a series of
focus group meetings.
10. Civil Service Advisory Group
(CSAG),
In the near future, the CSAG will draft the final
Concept of Civil Service Reform in Georgia and
Civil Service Concept Strategy that will be
submitted to the Government of Georgia for approval
by the end of February 2014
