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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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