ULAN BATOR, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia has declared 2019 a "citizen-centered public service year," the Mongolian government's press office announced on Wednesday.

"The government decided to declare 2019 as a citizen-centered public service year in order to improve public services, eliminate bureaucracy in public service at all levels, and listen to the voices of citizens to solve pressing issues," the press office said in a statement.

In 2019, the government is going to implement around 70 measures, including intensifying the digitalization of public services, so as to improve the transparency of the public sector, eliminate bureaucracy and corruption, and save time, the statement said.