Countries Eye Azerbaijan's ASAN Service Model
Hungary, Greece, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Madagascar have expressed interest in studying or applying Azerbaijan's ASAN Service model.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Civic Engagement
Hungary expressed interest in Azerbaijan's ASAN Service model and volunteer program during a meeting with agency chairman Ulvi Mehdiyev on the sidelines of the UN Governance Innovation Summit in Baku. Greece, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Madagascar also said they want to study or explore applying the model in their countries.
Why it matters
The interest reflects growing international attention to ASAN Service, which Pakistan has already implemented. The summit setting positions the model within broader discussions on future-ready public institutions.
Meeting records show Pakistan as the only country in these talks that has implemented the ASAN Service model, while Senegal's memorandum of understanding, signed June 3, 2025, was reviewed during the same round of meetings. Whether the other countries will move beyond initial interest into formal agreements has not been disclosed.
The players
Ulvi Mehdiyev
Chairman of Azerbaijan's ASAN Service agency, who led the meetings with visiting delegations on the sidelines of the Baku summit.
ASAN Service
Azerbaijan's citizen service agency and volunteer program, which has drawn interest from several governments as a service-delivery model.
The details
Mehdiyev met with Hungary's Minister of Regional Development and Rural Development Viktória Lőrincz and Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja, who was awarded Azerbaijan's medal "For Effective Cooperation with ASAN Service." Talks also covered progress on a memorandum of understanding with Senegal.
Timeline
June 3, 2025: Memorandum of understanding with Senegal signed.
November 6, 2026: Hungary expresses interest at the UN summit in Baku.
Civic Engagement Trajectory
ASAN Service, established as Azerbaijan's citizen service agency, is now being examined by governments as a replicable civic model, with Pakistan already having implemented it. The expanding interest places the model among the wider international exchange of public-administration reforms discussed at the Baku governance summit.
Governments weighing the ASAN Service model may adopt its citizen service approach, affecting how residents in those countries access public services. Readers following civic reform can track whether Hungary, Greece, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, or Madagascar move from interest to formal agreements.
The takeaway
International interest in ASAN Service shows that citizen service models can travel across borders when governments see practical value. Watch for formal agreements to show which countries move from exploration to adoption.
Further reading
Explore more on Civic Engagement to see how governments are designing public service models.
