On February 12, 2021, an online conference was held: "Development day #21".organized by the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - the Academy).
The online conference was attended by about 40 students and staff of the Academy, including from the Institute of Diplomacy, as well as representatives of government agencies and academia.
On behalf of Economic Research Institute (hereinafter - the Institute), a senior expert of the Center of the Institute Ruslan Karbenov made a report on the topic "Cooperation of Kazakhstan with the OECD: The National Contact Center as an alternative tool for dispute resolution".
During his speech, Karbenov paid special attention to the cooperation between Kazakhstan and the OECD, the historical aspects of the development of the mechanism of the National Contact Center (hereinafter referred to as the NCC), as well as the prospects for its development.
The audience was very interested in the issues of compliance with international standards of responsible business conduct, provided for by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies, in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the law enforcement practice of the NCC as an alternative dispute resolution tool.
In addition, the presentation included a discussion with the audience of the factors of non-compliance with the NCC conclusions and consideration of the reputational risks of multinational enterprises that violate or do not comply with the provisions of the OECD Guidelines.
In conclusion, the participants of the event were shown a video about the activities of the NCC, which allowed them to fix all the highlights.
