The report was prepared by the Public Governance Directorate under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, OECD Director for Public Governance, and Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of the Anti-Corruption and Integrity in Government Division. The report was co-ordinated and drafted by Frédéric Boehm and Laura Córdoba Reyes, with inputs from Juanita Olaya for Chapter 4, Makeddah John for Chapter 5 and Georg Huber-Grabenwarter for Chapters 1, 3 and 6. Rawan Abu Julia and Ruanne Elmalawani provided unvaluable support with background research. Miriam Allam, Head of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme, and Tonaina Ngororano co-ordinated and provided strategic guidance in the context of the project “Ma’an – Together for an accountable and transparent public administration in Jordan”, funded by the European Union. The Integrity Review process was supported by the OECD’s local team in Amman, Jordan: Ola Al Zawati, Luna Obaidat and Rimaz Abuzead. The Review also benefitted from valuable comments and contributions from the OECD Secretariat: Bianca Breteche, Pilar Ormijana and Xavier Sisternas (GOV/SIGMA), and Emma Cantera, Marie Whelan and Maria Pascual Dapena (GOV/INDIGO). The report was prepared for publication by Meral Gedik. Administrative support was provided by Alexandra Favi, Carole Guerrier, Charles Victor, Neringa Gudziunaite and Samantha Sánchez.
We are grateful for the financial support to the project from the European Union. Special thanks go to Mr. Patrick Lambrechts and Ms. Betty Vargyas, for their support and co-operation throughout the project.
The OECD expresses its gratitude to the Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission (JIACC) for its leadership and the constructive discussions and support provided throughout the Integrity Review Process. Special thanks are addressed to H.E. Dr. Muhannad Hijazi, the Members of JIACC’s Board, especially H.E. Mr. Sami Al-Salaitah, H.E. Mr. Asem Tarawneh, H.E. Mr. Amjad Narmok, Dr. Asem Jadou, Dr. Khaled Alqudah, Dr. Mohannad Abu Mourad, Dr. Baker Bqour, Mr. Islam Bawaneh and Ms. Hala Shuriki for their essential role in the co-ordination, discussions and directions of the Review.
This Review also reflects the contributions and the assistance of a number of participants from across the Jordanian public sector that took part in the different project activities (questionnaires, missions, virtual meetings, interviews, review of the report, etc.), including: Audit Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and International Co-operation, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister’s Public Sector Modernisation Project Management and Implementation Unit, Civil Service Bureau – today Service and Public Administration Commission, Institute of Public Administration, National Centre for Curriculum Development, Judicial Inspection Service, Jordanian Judicial Council, Independent Election Commission, Freedom and Citizens’ Rights Committee of the Senate, Public Freedom and Human Rights Committee of the Lower House of Representatives.
The OECD is also grateful to the civil society, private sector and academic organisations that contributed valuable insights and perspectives for the elaboration of the report, in particular Transparency International Chapter Jordan - Rasheed, Al Hayat Centre - RASED, Amman Chamber of Industry and Jordan Chamber of Commerce.