AAPA President, Professor Alex Brillantes, delivered his speech on introduction of the AAPA in public service excellence in the era of sustainable development goals(SDGs) at the 2018 annual conference of the Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 8-9, 2018. Heads of civil service agencies and experts from 44 countries gathered in Astana to discuss key issues in civil service development.