Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ International Conference ‘Strengthening Good Governance in Asian Countries’ is being held at the State House on September 4-6.

Being co-organized by the Cabinet Secretariat of Government of Mongolia and Local Governance Initiative and Network (LOGIN), the conference brought together representatives of member countries of LOGIN, chairmen of state administration departments of the Ministries, chairmen of the Citizens’ Representative Meetings of aimags, and staffs from non-government organizations.

The international conference aims to give countries opportunities to share their experiences of implementing actions to strengthen good governance and best practices.

During the conference, 22 organizations of 11 Asian countries are sharing their experiences on a wide range of topics, including civil involvement and social responsibility, citizens' monitoring on election process, women's participation in politics, as well as building capacity of local governance. Moreover, six organizations of Mongolia are presenting their actions being implemented in directions of local governance and others to the participants.

Opening the three-day conference, Head of the Cabinet Secretariat G.Zandanshatar delivered a speech, in which he said, "The Cabinet Secretariat of Government of Mongolia in cooperation with LOGIN decided to host this international conference. As a member of LOGIN, the Cabinet Secretariat of Government of Mongolia has been regularly participating in events organized by LOGIN. We are grateful to LOGIN for considering Mongolia's requests.”

"The conference is significant event for us to learn experiences of overcoming challenges in developing good governance, encountered by Asian countries. The Government of Mongolia has been implementing ‘Three-pillar Development Policy’ based on the analysis of global development trends and socio-economic situations of Mongolian neighbor countries. The policy is for strengthening just, accountable and sustainable government system, developing its economic competitiveness through comprehensive national development policy, as well as for improving livelihoods. The Three-Pillar Policy will be implemented under 'One policy-One State' concept which includes governance reform, economic reform and social reform," pointed out G.Zandanshatar.

Local Governance Initiative and Network (LOGIN) is a South and East Asia centric multi-stakeholder knowledge network connecting state and non-state actors to promote a culture of learning and exchange on the state of governance in a local context.

Spanning 12 countries, LOGIN’s membership includes elected representatives, training institutions, think tanks, government departments, non-governmental and inter-governmental organisations, among others.
LOGIN aims for capacitated local institutions that enable participatory, accountable, inclusive and citizen-responsive governance.

E.Altanzul

Published Date:2018-09-06