The OECD Secretariat wishes to express its gratitude to all those who made this report possible. First and foremost, thanks are due to the municipality of Salé, and especially to its President Monsieur Jamaa El Moatassim, and the Government of Morocco, in particular the Ministry of Modernisation of the Administration and Civil Service, for their constant support during the various workshops and the peer review process for this project. The OECD would also like to extend its gratitude to all the other stakeholders – from civil society and the private sector – who took part in the peer review.
In addition, the OECD would like to thank the public official who served as peer reviewer: Lino Ramos Ferreiro (Alcobendas, Spain).
As part of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme, this report has been prepared by the Directorate for Public Governance at the OECD, headed by Marcos Bonturi. It falls within the framework of the Open Government project, managed by the Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, under the responsibility of Martin Forst. The report was produced under the strategic direction of Alessandro Bellantoni, head of the Open Government Unit. The peer review and drafting process was led by junior public policy analyst Katharina Zuegel. The report was written by Katharina Zuegel, with the support of Emma Cantera and Charlotte Denise-Adam, who also participated in the peer review process. Caroline Rolland-Diamond and Joelle Palmieri provided editorial support. Roxana Glavanov provided editorial support and prepared the manuscript for publication. Clare Pedrick translated the report into English. Administrative support was provided by Michelle Ortiz. Information and data concerning the municipality of Salé were provided by the team of the information and communication systems division of the municipality which also participated in the revision of this report.
The report was developed in line with the mandate to promote open government reforms in the MENA region, received by the OECD within the context of the G7 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition. The OECD wishes to thank the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States for its financial support.