11OPTIMIZATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN
NEW UZBEKISTAN
Dilmurodjon Gulomjon ugli Rakhimov
Base doctoral student of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
drakhimov95@gmail .com
ABSTARCT
This article aims to analyze the optimization of the organization and management of the civil service in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The article analyzes the normative and legal acts adopted during the new government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the organization and management of the civil service. Also, a comparative analysis of some functions of the competent authority for civil service. Based on the research, a number of suggestions and recommendations have been put forward.
Keywords: public administration; public service; state civil service; special services of the state; personnel policy; open selection; competent authority; meritocracy.
In recent years, large-scale reforms have been carried out to improve the efficiency of public administration. At the same time, the goals of creating a completely new, effective and high-quality system of public administration, the organization of harmonious activities of public administration and local executive authorities play a key role. In turn, in order to achieve these goals, it is necessary to increase the efficiency of the civil service, improve the legal status of civil servants.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has already addressed this issue in his election program as a candidate for the presidency. It is no secret that in his speech at the VIII Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan on October 19, 2016, he said, "World experience shows that before setting high standards for civil servants, their rights must be guaranteed and strengthened by a system of protection. Given the urgency of the issue, it is time to adopt a law on the civil service" [1].
As a result, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 7, 2017 No PD-4947 "On the strategy of further development of the Republic of Uzbekistan" identified
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the reform of the civil service as one of the priorities in improving the system of state and society building [2].
Also, the 6th priority of the "Concept of Administrative Reforms in the Republic of Uzbekistan", approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 8, 2017 No PD-5185, was identified as the formation of an effective system of professional public service. It regulates the organization of the civil service in order to create a professional corps of civil servants, including the legal status, classification of civil servants, transparent mechanisms for recruitment (on a competitive basis), the formation of human resources, service, compliance with ethical standards, development of draft documents, as well as the establishment of a specialized body under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan responsible for the implementation of a single state personnel policy [3].
It should be noted that the management of civil servants in accordance with modern requirements requires a new approach to addressing a number of pressing issues. Training planning, selection and evaluation of civil servants in terms of professional competence, formation of personnel reserve and position planning, management of personnel training in the course of work and development of the legal framework for personnel management (its scientific, methodological and informational) , methods of labor optimization and personnel management of heads of government agencies; control problems in the personnel management system; moral and spiritual aspects of the relationship with public affairs; the formation of a healthy spiritual and psychological climate in the offices of government agencies is one of such issues [4].
In order to systematize the tasks envisaged in the Action Strategy and the Concept of Administrative Reforms and their implementation in practice, on October 3, 2019 the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan PD-5843
"Priority measures to radically improve personnel policy and civil service in the Republic of Uzbekistan". The decree established the Agency for Public Service Development under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which is responsible for the implementation of a unified state policy in the field of personnel management and human resource development in government agencies and organizations [5]. The main tasks, functions and activities of the Agency are defined in the Regulations approved by the Presidential Decree No. PD-4472 "On measures to organize the activities of the Agency for Public Service Development under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan" [6].
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It should be noted that in many developed countries, the implementation of public service is entrusted to a specific agency. In particular, the Ministry of Personnel Management in the Republic of Korea [7], the Department of Civil Service in Malaysia [8], and the Department of Public Services of the Prime Minister's Office in Singapore [9] are the competent authorities in the field of civil service.
Particular emphasis is placed on the formation of transparent mechanisms for the selection of candidates that will ensure equal access to all citizens in the civil service and promotion in the civil service on the basis of professional qualities and special services. Maintaining this mechanism is one of the main functions of the Agency. The Agency has developed a single open portal of vacancies for civil servants (vacancy.argos.uz) on the basis of competitive access to the civil service [10]. The portal was created to fill vacancies in government agencies and organizations with qualified personnel, in which competitions for vacancies in the civil service are announced. Over 12,000 candidates have been announced for the vacancies announced by the Civil Service Development Agency, the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Education, as well as more than 50 district and city administrations, applied an average of 45 people competed on the basis of an open competition for one seat. As of December 2020, according to the results of competitions organized through this platform, 220 most suitable candidates were recruited to government agencies and organizations. Of those recruited on the basis of open competition, 20 graduated from higher education institutions in 2019, while 19 graduated in 2020 [11]. By July 2021, a competition was announced for 7,094 vacancies in 60 ministries and departments of the republic and 206 district (city) khokimiyats, which were attended by more than 112,000 candidates. Competitions for the largest number of vacancies were organized in the system of the State Tax Committee (1,211), the Ministry of Finance (1,053), the Ministry of Public Education (962), the Ministry of Agriculture (703). In the central office of ministries and departments 671 competitions were held, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan - 245, Andijan region - 510, Bukhara region - 523, Jizzakh region - 442, Kashkadarya region - 366, Navoi region - 670, Namangan. 467 vacancies in Samarkand region, 657 vacancies in Samarkand region, 572 vacancies in Syrdarya region, 356 vacancies in Surkhandarya region, 481 vacancies in Tashkent region, 405 vacancies in Fergana region, 283 vacancies in Khorezm region, 446 vacancies in Tashkent city. To date, 734 (38%) of the recruits are under 30 years old, and 298 (15%) are first-time recruits [12].
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It should be noted that the admission of personnel to the civil service on the basis of open competition serves to ensure openness and transparency for citizens (candidates), creating equal opportunities, as well as providing the civil service with qualified personnel. For example, according to the Russian sociologist E.Litvintseva, recruitment for vacancies on a competitive basis serves to provide organizations with quality personnel [13]. Uzbek researchers Sh.Asadov and F.Yuldasheva note that in the competition for vacancies in the civil service, the Selection Commission excludes the possibility of a conflict of interest if it works not only with representatives of the employer, but also with employees of scientific and educational institutions and the public.[14]
In addition, an electronic information system "Module for testing civil servants" (test.argos.uz) was launched to determine the knowledge of civil servants and create a psychological portrait of them. Based on the test results, a system of training and retraining curricula was introduced [15].
The Agency is also responsible for increasing the prestige of the civil service at all levels, especially among young people, financial incentives and ensuring a decent level of social protection of civil servants in order to eliminate corruption, red tape and bureaucracy. In order to attract talented young people to the civil service, "Leaders of the Future" clubs and training courses are being established among active and enterprising young people who are achieving high results in science, sports, information technology and other areas [16].
In conclusion, today a new system of organization and management of the civil service is being formed in Uzbekistan. The formation of this system is associated with the organization of the Agency for Public Service Development under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main tasks of the Agency are to pursue a unified personnel policy in government agencies and organizations, effective management and development of human resources, the formation of a competitive pool of qualified personnel and the timely filling of vacancies by civil servants. The next task is to adopt the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Civil Service". It should clearly define all issues related to the activities of civil servants, in particular, their rights and obligations. It is also necessary to expand the implementation of open recruitment to the civil service, ie to hold competitions in all public bodies of the civil service, as well as to strengthen its legal framework. In this regard, it is necessary to develop a regulation on admission to the civil service on the basis of open competition. It is expedient to specify in the charter the mechanisms of admission to the civil service on the basis of open
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competition, in particular, the stages of the competition, the conditions of each stage, the issues of their organization, the scope of tests and interviews.
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