On September 20-22, 2023 the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service will organize the annual Richelieu Public Service Forum 2023 “Institutional sustainability of the public service in conditions of war”.

For many years, this event has been a unique communication platform for the experience exchange and modern trends in the implementation of best practices in the activities of government authorities and local self-government authorities to increase the efficiency of public administration and public service.

The aim of this year's Richelieu Public Service Forum is to find common solutions, dialogue and generate ideas for building a new model of public service aimed at the recovery and development of Ukraine.

At the Richelieu Public Service Forum, participants will have the opportunity to discuss current issues related to:

• development of a professional, politically neutral public service whose activities are aimed at protecting the interests of citizens;
• barrier-free in public service, namely: preparation of public institutions for the return of the military; peculiarities of working with veterans in the public service; adaptation in the team and effective communication; ensuring informational and physical barrier-free in the public service; 
• development of professional services in local self-government bodies;
• professional training of public servants in the context of ensuring the institutional sustainability of public service (challenges and peculiarities of the functioning of the system of professional training of public servants in the conditions of martial law and the post-war period; professional training of public servants as a condition for ensuring the institutional sustainability of public service; issues of digital transformation of the professional training system of public servants, etc);
• restoring and ensuring the sustainability of the public service, in particular, in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine;
• the best innovative programs and tools for professional training of public servants on issues of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men;
• foreign experience of integrity building and challenges for Ukraine; promoting integrity through responsible leadership; strengthening public trust in public service;
• mentoring in the public service as a method of adaptation of public servants who are appointed to positions for the first time.

Event format: offline / online

The event will be broadcast on the NADS YouTube channel and the NADS Facebook page.

Participants: representatives of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Office of the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, representatives of central executive authorities, other government authorities, local self-government officials, scientists, representatives of ITA projects and programs and international organizations, representatives of higher education institutions, regional advanced training centers, Ukrainian and international experts.

Organizers and partners: organized by the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service , the Center for the Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union, High School of Public Governance with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Council of Europe Office, NDI, DECIDE, USAID SACCI, UN Women, Help Desk, UNFPA.