MENA-OECD Days 2019
17-19 June 2019 
Tunis, Tunisia
The Steering Group Meeting of the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development will gather the co-chairs of the Initiative as well as key stakeholders for the annual strategic reflection on the Initiative.
The meeting will be an opportunity for participants to share their views on the strategic priorities of the MENA-OECD Initiative for 2020 and pave the road to the renewal of its fifth mandate for 2021-25. The meeting will also be an opportunity to take stock of progress achieved in the implementation of the 2016-20 mandate, with a special focus on impact and results.
On this occasion, the Steering Group Meeting is organised in the context of the MENA-OECD Days, which will include a number of high-level discussions and technical roundtables of several Working Groups and Networks. The meeting will be opened by Tunisia, the EU and Turkey as co-chairs of the Initiative and high-level representatives from the OECD.
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Monday 17 June
Governance Programme
09.00 MENA Civil Society Partners
13.00 Networking Lunch
14.30 Citizen's Cabinet
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Competitiveness Programme
09.00 MENA-OECD Business Advisory Board meeting
13.00 Networking Lunch
14.30 Government Business Summit
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Tuesday 18 June
MENA-OECD Initiative Steering Group Meeting
09.00 Opening Session
09.30 Plenary Session: Regional priorities towards shared prosperity
11.15 Plenary Session: Briding the digital divide
Lunch
14.00 Breakout Sessions
15.45 Coffee Break
16.00 Closing remarks and way forward
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Breakout Session: Governance
Section 1: Focusing on results: Impact of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme
Section 2: Shaping a new vision for the public sector: strategic priorities of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme
Breakout Session: Competitiveness
Section 1: Achievements and impact of the MENA-OECD Competitiveness Programme
Section 2: Identifying emerging and strategic priorities and mainstreaming key issues
(digitalisation, public-private dialogue, women economic empowerment)
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Wednesday 19 June
Governance Programme
09.00 Ted Talk on Marginalisation & Vulnerable Groups
13.00 Networking Lunch
14.30 Citizen's Cabinet
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Competitiveness Programme
Harnessing digital transformation for SME productivity and inclusion
09.00 MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy & Entrepreneurship
13.00 Networking Lunch
14.30 MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy & Entrepreneurship with EBSOMED-CAWTAR
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