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Country Action Plans for public sector modernisation are developed by the participating Arab countries based on the results of the stocktaking of institutional challenges to national policy priorities. They contain a set of time-bound action targets for the respective country and build on existing national, bilateral and multilateral reform efforts with a view to reinforcing their effectiveness.
This document presents the country action plans (CAPs) for public sector modernisation of seven Arab countries: Bahrain, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. The CAPs are one of the key results of the regional policy dialogue of the GfD Initiative. They have been validated by Arab countries' national co-ordinators for the GfD Initiative and have been made available at the recent GfD Steering Group meeting at ministerial level in Sharm El Sheikh on 19-20 May 2006.
They contain detailed policy reform targets in the areas of civil service and integrity, e-government and administrative simplification, governance of public finance, regulatory reform, public service delivery, public-private partnerships, judiciary and enforcement and civil society and the media. They are not exhaustive and further elements are still being finalised and will be inserted after validation.
The CAPs are built on the exchanges between senior policy makers in OECD and Arab countries in the thematic working groups of the GfD Initiative. They have benefited from the diverse experiences which OECD countries can offer and from the advice of policy-makers who know firsthand about the barriers to implementation and long-term sustainability of reforms. They take into account the interrelationships between the different institutional dimensions of reform.
The CAPs may provide a useful reference point for partnership projects among Arab and OECD countries and multilateral organisations. They can offer guidance for financial and technical assistance programmes, and improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Moreover, the CAPs will serve as a basis for benchmarking progress with implementation of reforms and partnerships within the GfD Initiative.
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