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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.

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.

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.

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.

Third Steering Group Meeting at Ministerial Level of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative in Cairo, Egypt

on 29-Nov-2007

The Third Steering Group Meeting at Ministerial Level of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative took place in Cairo, Egypt on 29 November 2007. This high-level meeting brought together high level representatives from international organisations, 11 Arab and 24 OECD countries. The meeting provided a forum for ministerial delegations from Arab countries to present progress made with their national public governance reform agendas. It has been a key milestone for carrying forward the GfD Initiative.

Study visit to the OECD by members of the Jordanian parliament

on 05-Sep-2007

Members of the Jordanian Parliament conducted a study visit to the OECD. Mr. Barry Anderson, Head of the Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division, OECD made a presentation on the experiences with legislative budget offices.

Working Group 1 and Steering Group Meetings of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme

from 04-Sep-2007 to 05-Sep-2007

The Working Group 1 of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme helps MENA countries to develop open and transparent investment policies through multi-stakeholder dialogue, experience-sharing and capacity-building in the region, with the support of OECD countries and other partners.



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