Inception Report – Action plan – El Kef, Tunisia, 2024 – 2027
- Action Plan: Action plan – El Kef, Tunisia, 2024 – 2027
Overview
Name of Evaluator
Ridha RAOUANI
Member Name
El Kef, Tunisia
Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... Title
Action plan – El Kef, Tunisia, 2024 – 2027
Section 1.
Compliance with
co-creation requirements
1.1 Does a forum exist?
No
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
a decision of the steering committeeThe Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and ru... dated 14/12/2024 to expand the composition with more participants, which aims to enrich the capacity and competence in the subject
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The initiative to expand the number of the steering committee aims to enrich the capacity and competence of this committee to give opportunity and representative of civil society, expert to have joined this committee in order to guarantee a commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... and presence and above all experience and motivation
1.2 Is the forum multi-stakeholder?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The decision will be validated by the steering committee at its meeting next month.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The presence of competence at the level of the extended steering committee allows the creation of an IMF, which will contribute to the implementation of the OGP plan due to the commitment, which requires a certain competence and academic level.
1.3 Does the forum hold at least one meeting with civil society and non-governmental stakeholders during the co-creation of the action plan?
No
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
in the process of being created
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
in the process of being created
1.4 Has the action plan been endorsed by the stakeholders of the forum or steering committee/group?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A workshop was organized to validate the action plan
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
the workshop of 14/12/2024 organized in cooperation with NDI to finalize the axes of an action plan, meeting schedule and duration, deadline for the implementation of the OGP plan
Section 2.
Recommended practices
in co-creation
2.1 Does the government maintain a Local OGP website or webpage on a government website where information on the OGP Local process (co-creation and implementation) is proactively published?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The municipality of Kef publishes these announcements concerning its OGP plan on the website of the President of the Tunisian government
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The municipality of Kef publishes these announcements concerning its OGP plan on the website of the president of the Tunisian government OGP TUNISIA
2.2 Did the government provide information to stakeholders in advance to facilitate informed and prepared participation in the co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive...?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The municipality published the consultation announcement on the National Public Consultation Portal of the Prime Minister’s Office (e-participation)
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The Steering Committee wished to broaden this consultation and extend the period to include as many citizens as possible.
2.3 Did the government ensure that any interested member of the public could make inputs into the action plan and observe or have access to decision-making documentation?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The Steering Committee wished to broaden this consultation and extend the period to include as many citizens as possible from the components of civil society, involve local and regional councils and establish a link with the Presidency of the Government by publishing it on the official website of elected public consultations as well as the meetings and workshops to organize an object more than direct consultations at the level of the headquarters of the administrative premises
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The Steering Committee wished to broaden this consultation and extend the period for membership to the greatest possible number of citizens from the components of civil society, to involve local and regional councils and to establish a link with the Presidency of the Government by publishing it on the official website of the elected public consultations as well as the meetings and workshops to organize an object more than the direct consultations at the level of the headquarters of the administrative premises.
2.4 Did the government proactively report back or provide written feedback to stakeholders on how their contributions were considered during the creation of the action plan?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The steering committee holds all these meetings and workshops, with minutes and reports in question.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The steering committee holds all these meetings, workshops with minutes and reports in question, as well as detailed reports of each commitment, development, implementation and problems.
2.5 Was there an iterative dialogue and shared ownership between government and non-governmental stakeholders during the decision making process, including setting the agenda?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Each decision is taken by mutual agreement in person at the steering committee level.
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
Each decision is made by mutual agreement in person at the steering committee level. Members are invited to meetings periodically with an agenda concerning the decisions to be made, specifically for the implementation of the OGP plan commitments.
2.6 Would you consider the forum to be inclusive and diverse?
Moderately
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
There are advantages and disadvantages to implementing an IMF
Provide references here (e.g. interviews):
The implementation of an IMF has advantages as well as disadvantages. The problem raised more than the advantages is that the function of the committee and its auxiliaries essentially requires good programming. The risk of interference of the function and decision is important.
Section 3.
Initial evaluation
of commitments
1 Commitment :
Safe House: creation of « Maison des femmes Victime de violences » is a pioneer experience.
1.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
This commitment provides measurable activities with clear evaluation statistics. Implementation consists of the development of a shelter for women victims of domestic violence. Their numbers will define the capacity of this center as well as the equipment, the budget, and the resulting implementation.
1.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevanceAccording to the OGP Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should include a clear open government lens. Specifically, they should advance at least one of the OGP values: transparency, citizen partic... to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
One of the most heinous societal crimes is violence against women in general, and particularly those who are married and mothers, and its negative consequences on women, both materially and morally. Despite numerous legislative advances, the reality remains very difficult, even bitter. In this regard, a network will gradually be created for all women in the governorate of Kef, in order to include all women who are victims of this violence in the Republic.
1.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislationCreating and passing legislation is one of the most effective ways of ensuring open government reforms have long-lasting effects on government practices. Technical specifications: Act of creating or r..., policies or requirements.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Violence against women is increasing and becoming increasingly brutal, reaching the level of “murder,” a terrifying phenomenon that is shaking society. This phenomenon is attributable to the lack of awareness and technical treatment of the problem (problem, complaint, follow-up, warning, judicial decision, administrative decision, etc.)
1.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A plan has been developed in collaboration with municipalities, civil society, the state, and the Ministry of Women to create “reception houses,” which will contribute in part to reducing the number of displaced women and their children. This is an initiative aimed at providing temporary shelter to women victims of violence, followed by rehabilitation and administrative or criminal follow-up.
1.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
No recommendations were made
2 Commitment :
Geopark: Create a global geopark classified by UNESCO, application and website specialized in partnership between municipalities and civil society to promote and classify heritage
2.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The creation of a UNESCO-listed global biological park in the governorate of Kef, with an application and a dedicated website for this purpose, in partnership between municipalities, civil society, and stakeholders, to promote and classify tangible and intangible heritage and its proper use.
2.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitment aims to protect, maintain and enhance tangible and intangible, geological and natural heritage, and to preserve cultural heritage, popular customs and traditions and crafts, and to attract investment and sustainable development in a participatory manner through the governance of natural resource management and ensuring the digitization of this data on a website and a special application (interactive digital data and maps by creating a database for this purpose).
2.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The governorate of Kef and its various municipalities are home to tangible and intangible, natural, biological, and artisanal heritage of national and global value, which is neither maintained nor valued. Participatory intervention is necessary to protect and enhance it, and make it a source of sustainable development.
2.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The commitment is primarily aimed at caring for, protecting, maintaining and making good use of natural resources in direct relation with citizens and constitutes a distinct interest in an open partnership by informing the pledger and inviting him to propose and enabling him to follow up via modern means of communication, which will allow receiving proposals and solutions and raising problems and monitoring the implementation of the project and maintaining it.
2.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
No recommendations were made
3 Commitment :
Public ProcurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More Audit System “COSO”: Establish an internal audit system for public procurement that meets international COSO specifications, which are based on the matrices set by the International Internal Audit Guide.
3.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Implement an internal audit system for public procurement that meets international COSO requirements.
3.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Public procurement is one of the most important mechanisms for managing public funds. Municipalities are striving to bring greater equality to the implementation of their public procurement, particularly through the Tuneps system, the online public procurement management unit. However, the implementation of public procurement remains marred by procedural and reporting errors, which have been and continue to be subject to shortcomings and have been reported by subsequent oversight bodies, the most important of which is the Public Accounting Office.
3.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
a new regulationGovernment reformers are developing regulations that enshrine values of transparency, participation, and accountability in government practices. Technical specifications: Act of creating or reforming ..., policy, practice or requirement.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The COSO audit system, particularly for public procurement, is an international mechanism. Specialized control bodies in Tunisia do not fully comply with these standards, but use the same tools and mechanisms that ensure the management of public funds and provide reports on these practices that do not fully comply with COSO control and audit.
3.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
COSO practices and their rule have typical standardized references guided by models, matrices and report types based on the axes and objectives relevant to the types of public funds controls.
3.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
No recommendations were made
4 Commitment :
Blue line: interactive web application including routes and information on administrative, governmental and non-governmental premises, commercial spaces (markets, shops, hospitals, post office, banks) on road maps.
4.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Creation of an application for use on mobile phones with links to interactive government websites that include maps of roads, paths and streets equipped with a passage for disabled people, as well as institutions, government headquarters and shopping centers equipped or not with the necessary equipment.
4.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Mobility in the city for people with disabilitiesA government is not open unless it is accessible to all, and governments are working to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equitable services and opportunities to participate. Technical spec... presents a significant lack of road and sidewalk signage, as well as:
– The absence of an app or website providing a map of accessible routes, paths, and locations.
– The absence of data or information on the presence of specific passages or routes leading to a service or institution.
– The lack of accessibility for people with disabilities on many roads, streets, and alleys.
– The absence of directional signage.
– The lack of specific equipment for people with disabilities in many government and business headquarters (elevators, wheelchairs, etc.).
4.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
a continuation of ongoing practice in line with existing legislation, policies or requirements.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Failure to comply with the implementation of legislative and regulatory texts relating to the reception of disabled people by providing them with minimal access is subject to automatic liability for violation of a legal text to this effect.
4.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
is a positive change to a process, practice or policy but will not generate a binding or institutionalized change across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The widespread provision of signage, markings and paths for people with disabilities will strengthen the culture of integration of this group into society and treat them as full citizens.
4.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
No recommendation were made
5 Commitment :
“Virtual Council” – Tools and mechanisms for citizen participationAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, citizen participation occurs when “governments seek to mobilize citizens to engage in public debate, provide input, and make contributions that lead to m... More in decision-making and monitoring of public funds / Implement Digital Mechanisms for Citizens to Participate in Decision-Making and Oversee Public Funds
5.1 Is the commitment verifiable?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
A virtual city council meeting is a meeting organized via social media, open to the public to participate and express their opinion on a pre-announced agenda.
5.2 Does the commitment language/activities clearly justify relevance to OGP values?
Yes
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
Young people and all citizens, whether residents of the municipality or living abroad, wish to express their opinion on local issues, especially municipal issues, by submitting their proposals or including other topics and projects. This is a free platform, accessible by mobile phone or computer, allowing participation in the development of local decisions in a participatory manner. It aims to manage municipal work through the implementation of a specific program aimed at combating the mismanagement of public funds and own resources, as well as implementing development projects and ensuring the transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and accountability of municipalities.
5.3 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
a new regulation, policy, practice or requirement.
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The Virtual City Council is a participatory democracy mechanism designed to create the proposed space by leveraging free (open source) software accessible to all citizens via videoconferencing. This experiment has proven its effectiveness during the coronavirus pandemic. The municipality uses an information system whose shortcomings and negative aspects have been assessed by the Public Accounting Office. The municipality must develop a plan to address the system’s shortcomings.
5.4 Please select one option that best describes the commitment:
will result in a change of the rules, practices or policies that govern a policy area, public sector and/or relationship between citizens and is binding or institutionalized across government or specific institution(s).
Provide a brief explanation of your answer:
The Communications Unit of the Municipality of Kef is responsible for organizing periodic meetings on a pre-established date (pre-established calendar) and with a specific agenda, whether it concerns a proposal from citizens, a project included on the municipal council agenda, or a planned project. This is an opportunity to gather citizens’ opinions on a topic or project before its implementation. Their voices, whether rejected, accepted, or amended, would not have been heard without an innovative method that connects the council to your mobile phone or computer at the appropriate time. At the same time, an information system based on indicators relating to various aspects of municipal work is being implemented. This system constitutes a barometer of diverse data relating to transparency and accountability, a scientific tool for good governance in the management of economic and social resources.
5.5 Are there any recommended changes to the design of the commitment to help improve its implementation?
No recommendations were made
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