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“Ethical norms and guidebook for social workers conducting home visits” is a topic that united more than 30 representatives of the social sector in a four-hour seminar.The organisers of this initiative are the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues and Armenia-Public Sector Reform Programme. 
March 03, 2006, Armenia Public Sector Reform Programme (APSREP) facilitated the first meeting in 2006 for all state PR representatives. Meri Harutyunyan, head of the information and public relations department of the Government of Armenia, took the lead in making this event happen with APSREP support. The event lasted longer than expected. 
February 01, 2006 more than 50 PR/Media Representatives from ministries, marzpetarans and other Government bodies, as well representatives of civil society in Armenia got together again through APSREP initiative. This time they came together for the presentation of a new 2006 release of “Guide to Participation” in public sector. 
Tavush and Gegharkhunik marzpetarans with the technical support of UK-funded Armenia – Public Sector Reform Programme (APSREP) and financial support of PwC/DFID is establishing Reception/Infocentre in its premises. 
Over the past two months MoLSI, MoES and MoH have been developing their respective citizen’s charters, with the support of APSREP and the participation of a number of NGO representatives. 
GoA Head of Staff - Minister M.Topuzyan today opened the new DFID-APSREP-PwC funded Reception / Infocentre in the new government building number 3 at 12:00 on the 14th July 2004. 
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) and PricewaterhouseCoopers hosted the first Annual Conference of “Armenia – Public Sector Reform Project” at the Government Guest House at 47, Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan. 
The
Armenian Public Sector Reform Programme started its activities on the 1st of
March 2003 and its goal is to support the Government of Armenia in National,
regional and local administrations throughout Armenia implement pro-poor policies. 
Separation of administrative and political power results in a stronger civil service, agree the heads of staff of the social ministries, Tavush and Gegharkunik marzpetarans who undertook a study tour to Malta in July this year. The purpose of the visit was to study the reform experience and the major achievements of the European Union’s smallest member- state and apply the knowledge gained in Armenia’s public sector.
APSREP undertook an initial study of service delivery by decentralised units of the pilot ministries and by territorial agencies in marzes. One of the entities reviewed was the Socio Medical Examination Commission of the state Socio-Medical Examination Agency of the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues: 
The Armenia-Public Sector Reform Project (APSREP) sponsored a Presidential initiative for an International PR/Media workshop for Press Secretaries and PR departments’ representatives from 24 state organisations (42 participants from different ministries and adjunct bodies). 
On 26, 29, 30 November and 1 December, 2004 APSREP in conjunction with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) held a series of seminars to discuss law reform in Armenia in the context of international best practice. 
The objective of the workshops was for Pilot Ministries and Marzpetarans staff to consult and involve NGO representatives in the development of their ministries’ and marzpetaran’s Citizen’s Charter. 
In the framework of APSREP
an agreement was made with Head of Government of Armenia (GoA) Staff-Minister
Mr. Manuk Topuzyan, who is the chairman of the Public Sector Reform Commission
(PSRC) - the project’s
Steering Group - to conduct a “Vision Building Study Tour” to give
senior Ministers an insight as to the strategic planning process in London, UK.