Events/news

The MENA-OECD Centre particitated in the high-level conference “Breaking Barriers: Towards equality between women and men in politics”, on 19-20 November 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.

On March 28 Mr. Rachid Meliani, General Director of "Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Administration" (ENSA) of Morocco and Mrs. Renata Pavlov, Executive Director of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme Centre met in Rabat to sign a Memorandum of Understanding which defines the frame for future cooperation between the two  institutions.

In cooperation with the Moroccan Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJS), the OECD organised a regional conference in Rabat on 3-4 October 2017 on the theme “Bringing Youth Closer to Public Life”. The event was part of the project “Youth in Public Life: Towards an Open and Inclusive Youth Engagement” currently implemented in Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia with funding from the G7 Deauville Partnership MENA Transition Fund.

Inclusive public governance based on open government principles is essential for the development and implementation of more sustainable and effective public policies. It also enables greater responsiveness to the needs and expectations of citizens whose voices can often go unheard. Effective communication between citizens and governments is a key pillar in this regard. For the government, this entails developing and implementing a comprehensive and tailored institutional communication strategy. On the side of citizens, the willingness and capacity to engage can sometimes be challenging. Traditional media and social networks also play a key role in disseminating information and strengthening relations between governments and citizens.

The 2016 MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference was held on the 4th of October in Tunis, Tunisia. Bringing together ministers of international co-operation, trade, investment and public governance, the conference provided a platform to discuss strategic responses to common challenges in the region and explore ways to boost inclusive growth, employment and better integration both at the regional and international level.

The MENA-OECD Governance Programme organised a Seminar on performance management and macro-economic framework within the performance based budgeting in Caserta on 3-5 May 2016.The seminar was part of the cooperation project "Effective governance for a political transition and economic prosperity in Tunisia" with the aim to implement and spread best practices in budgeting performance.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the MENA-OECD Governance Programme Centre organised a workshop and meeting of the MENA-OECD Network on Public Procurement. The meeting was held at the MENA-OECD Governance Programme Centre premises in Caserta, on 11 and 12 April 2016.

The 4th Annual Meeting of the National Schools of Government Network, jointly organised and supported by the MENA-OECD Governance Programme Centre, explored theme of Building Blocks for Public Sector Innovation: New Skills and Learning. The meeting considered the skills that civil services need to innovate and the new learning approaches to support the development of these skills. It enabled a policy dialogue that contributes to the work of the OECD on the development of a framework for innovation-related skills and its application through learning approaches for innovation.

On International Women's Day, the OECD hosted a conference to consider policy approaches to closing leadership gender gaps in the public and corporate sectors. Moving beyond the quota debate, the event fostered a policy dialogue on existing barriers and missing opportunities for women in decision-making positions, and their impact on broader social and economic outcomes. The discussions was underpinned by an issues paper on new trends, international benchmarks and good practice.

The fourth edition of the World Government Summit, Shaping Future Governments, took  place in Dubai from 8 to 10 February under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mahtoum, Vice Prime Minister of UAE and Prime Minister and  Ruler of Dubai. It included two exhibitions and three international awards.