Governance

The Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative aims at modernising public governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through dialogue among policy practitioners from MENA and OECD countries. By improving the environment for entrepreneurs, investors and job creation, it works towards sustainable development of the region.[more]

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This Initiative is jointly supported by the OECD and UNDP's Programme on Governance in the Arab Region.

 الإدارة الرشيدة لخدمة التنمية في الدول العربية

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Recent and Forthcoming Events of the Good Governance for Development in Arab Countries Initiative.

This calendar gives an overview of recent and forthcoming events of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative.

The Steering Group Meeting at technical level of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative will take place at the OECD Conference Center in Paris

on 04-Jul-2008

The Steering Group will come together on 4 July in Paris to provide strategic direction and guidance to the implementation of the Working Group activities in 2008-10 and to discuss the detailed programme of work for the thematic Working Groups.

Peer Learning Study Visit “Modernising the Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain: Human Resources Management (HRM) and Regulation inside Government (RIG)” held at OECD headquarters in Paris

from 26-May-2008 to 27-May-2008

Bahrain is on the way to modernizing the management of its civil service. In this context, a delegation from the Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain attended a Peer Learning Study at OECD Paris headquarters on 26 and 27 of May 2008.

Regional Capacity Building Seminar on “Drafting Legislation and Oversight Bodies for Regulatory Quality”

from 29-Apr-2008 to 30-Apr-2008

A Regional Capacity Building Seminar on “Drafting Legislation and Oversight Bodies for Regulatory Quality” was held on 29 and 30 April 2008 in Amman, Jordan. This seminar addressed the issue of law drafting capacities, which is a challenging topic in Arab countries.

Fourth Regional Working Group Meeting on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform

on 29-Apr-2008

The Fourth Regional Meeting of the GfD Working Group on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform was held in Amman, Jordan, on 29 April 2008. This meeting was an opportunity to review past activities of Working Group and focussed on concrete targets for future activities on regional priority themes.

Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)

on 28-Apr-2008

In the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative, this workshop in Amman, Jordan, brought together experts, policy makers and implementers. It was designed to help develop a common understanding for policy makers on how to construct successful PPPs by reviewing some OECD and MENA case studies and good practices.

Fourth Regional Working Group Meeting on Civil Service and Integrity

on 04-Apr-2008

The objective of the fourth annual meeting of the Working Group on Civil Service and Integrity in Rabat, Morocco was to narrow down the working group's programme of work and to define concrete activities and practical orientations to be implemented during the second phase of the GfD Initiative (2008-10).

Regional Conference and Workshop on Sharing Good Practices for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement

from 03-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008

This two-day event was organised in Rabat, Morocco, by the General Treasury of the Kingdom of Morocco in collaboration with the OECD within the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative.

Egyptian Minister of State for Administrative Development met the Secretary-General and adressed the OECD Council

from 12-Mar-2008 to 13-Mar-2008

Egypt’s Minister of State for Administrative Development, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Darwish adressed the OECD Council on the state of Eygpt's economic and public sector reforms.

Workshop on “Administrative Burden Reduction: Experiences, Practices and Use of ICT tools”

on 05-Mar-2008

This workshop  was organized by the OECD and the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Netherlands for Arab countries participating in the OECD eLeaders event in the Hague, the Netherlands.

Participation of Arab countries in the OECD eLeaders Conference

20-Mar-2008

The Hague, the Netherlands, on 6-7 March 2008:
For the first time Arab delegates from selected Arab countries which have produced an Action Plan on E-government in the framework of the GfD Initiative gathered together with their colleagues from OECD member, observer and accession countries to discuss opportunities and challenges for the development of the e-government of the future at an high level e-government conference organized by the OECD and the Ministry of Interiors and Kingdom Relations.

Regional Capacity Building Seminar "Comparative Approaches in the Field of Civil Service Modernisation in OECD Countries"

from 14-Feb-2008 to 15-Feb-2008

In the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative, a high-level capacity-building seminar on Human Resource Management (HRM) took place in Tunis, Tunisia.

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