
Uzbekistan TOWARDS A MORE MODERN, EFFECTIVE ANDSTRATEGIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OECD Public GovernanceReviews: Uzbekistan TOWARDS A MORE MODERN, EFFECTIVEAND STRATEGIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use ofsuch data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements inthe West Bank under the terms of international law. Note by the Republic of Türkiye The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no singleauthority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Türkiye recognises the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Türkiyeshall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Türkiye. Theinformation in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. Please cite this publication as: OECD (2024),OECD Public Governance Reviews: Uzbekistan: Towards a More Modern, Effective and Strategic PublicAdministration, OECD Public Governance Reviews, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/2f36d8ec-en. ISBN 978-92-64-88734-3 (print)ISBN 978-92-64-53528-2 (PDF)ISBN 978-92-64-28861-4 (HTML)ISBN 978-92-64-53945-7 (epub) OECD Public Governance ReviewsISSN 2219-0406 (print)ISSN 2219-0414 (online) Photo credits:Cover © MehmetO/Shutterstock.com, modified by Ciara Muller. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found at: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/support/corrigenda.html.© OECD 2024 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Preface In recentyears, Uzbekistan has carried outa wide range ofpolicy reforms to enhanceliving standards byopening up to foreign trade and investment,raising productivity, increasing the resilience of the economyto shocks,andaddressingpoverty and climate change.This reform process has attracted widespreadattention from Uzbekistan’s neighbours, international partners and investors. The successful liberalisation of foreign exchange, price liberalisation and external opening have all helpedreduce the scope of state intervention in economic processes. Far more difficult are reformsto changeinstitutionsand reshape, rather than reduce,the state’s role ineconomic and social life.Yet policies thatrequirewell-developed analytical,regulatory and administrative capacities and that entail profoundtransformationsincreasingly dominateUzbekistan’sreform agenda, with the objective of “building a justand modern state that serves the people,” as stated in the authorities’ “Uzbekistan 2030” Strategy. Their successwill depend on the quality of public governance. ThisOECD Public Governance Review ofUzbekistan,made possible by the generous financial support of Germany, thus comes at a critical juncture.Efficient, effective, accountable and transparent public governance can bring greater legitimacy andcommitment to thegovernment’s broadereconomic and political reform agendas, as well as improvethequality of policyand public servicedes