Uzbekistan has expanded a UAE-backed programme evaluating the performance of state institutions, with 41 ministries, agencies and committees undergoing independent assessment this year, more than double the number reviewed in the previous cycle.
The assessments culminated in an awards ceremony in Tashkent attended by Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi.
As governments around the world increasingly rely on performance indicators, digitalisation benchmarks and service delivery metrics to assess public institutions, Uzbekistan is using the programme to evaluate ministries, agencies and civil servants against a range of administrative criteria.
The programme is designed to measure how effectively state institutions operate and whether reforms are producing visible results for citizens. It is based on the UAE Government Excellence Programme and has operated in Uzbekistan since 2019 as part of a broader cooperation framework between the two countries on public administration reform.
“If government institutions resolve people’s problems and the pressing issues affecting them in a timely and fair manner, public trust in the state increases significantly,” Mirziyoyev said during the ceremony.
