Background information on the progress of public governance reform Carlos Conde Martínez OECD MENA Governance Programme Coordinator

Disseminating the progress of reform, why? Appropriate information is a tool for gaining support to reform Visibility in front of internal stakeholders Visibility in front of international stakeholder Appropriate information enriches regional dialogue Lesson-learning and identification of good practices among Arab and OECD countries Toolkit approach : what is available? Appropriate information reinforces government capacities Helps decision making Builds evaluation capacities

GfD, a whole of government approach Good governance for development: regional trends of reform Improving civil service Achievements in E government Improving the management of public finances Ensuring quality in regulation and administrative procedures Increased transparency, participation and accountability Good governance for development: national experiences Implementing public governance reforms: fact sheets

Example 1: Achievements in E Government Scope Achievements in setting up frameworks and solutions for e-government in selected Arab countries Content Legislative/regulatory framework Organisational and coordination framework Monitoring and evaluation framework Service delivery frameworks and solutions (e.g. national portals) Technical frameworks Competence and skills development frameworks Methodology Background documentation (e.g. e-government strategies) Data already available from WG 2 seminar questionnaires and events Complementary data collection missions in selected countries

Example 2: Strategies for Administrative Simplification Scope How some countries overcome barriers to the implementation of administrative simplification strategies Content Designing administrative simplification strategies Institutional framework for administrative simplification Mechanisms and tools for administrative simplification Measuring the impact of cutting red tape Methodology Background documentation Data already available from WG 2 questionnaires and events Complementary data collection missions in selected countries