Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting
The 2022 OGP Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting is taking place on November 1-3 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Current Action Plan
2024-2027
Action Plan 3
- Number of Commitments: 12
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Morocco’s third action plan continues a positive trend toward increasingly collaborative development and ambitious commitments. The plan seeks to strengthen civic participation and inclusion, with promising commitments to amend the Right to Access Information Law, strengthen civic space, amend the Press and Publishing Code, and ensure equal access to government services and information for Amazigh speakers.
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Contact
Point of Contact
National POC
Mme. Ikram Himmi Director of Administration Organization, Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform [email protected]
Mme. Ikram Himmi Director of Administration Organization, Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform [email protected]
National-Local Integration
Fatiha ZANNIBY Head of division of statistics, communication and publication;
General Directorate of Local Governments, Ministry of Interior [email protected]
Fatiha ZANNIBY Head of division of statistics, communication and publication;
General Directorate of Local Governments, Ministry of Interior [email protected]
Resources
- Morocco – Letter of Notification to the Government
2025, Letter, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan Review 2024-2028
2025, IRM Report, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan Review 2024-2028 – For Public Comment
2025, Report Comments, Web page
- Morocco Results Report 2021-2023
2024, IRM Report, Web page
- Morocco Results Report 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan 2024-2027
2024, Action Plan, Web page
- Morocco – Contrary to Process Letter – March 2024
2024, Letter, Web page
- Inception Report – Action plan – Tétouan (Municipality), Morocco, 2022 – 2026
2023, Inception Report, Web page
- Action plan – Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco, 2022 – 2027
2023, Action Plan, Web page
- Action plan – Tétouan (Municipality), Morocco, 2022 – 2026
2022, Action Plan, Web page
- 2022 OGP Youth Toolkit
2022, Guidance Document, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan Review 2021-2023
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
- Tétouan (Municipality) – Letter of Support (2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- Béni Mellal-Khénifra – Letter of Support (2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- Morocco Transitional Results Report 2018-2020
2021, IRM Report, Web page
- Morocco Transitional Results Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
- Morocco – Contrary to Process Letter (August 2021)
2021, Letter, Web page
- Action plan – Tangier – Tetouan – Al-Hoceima, Morocco, 2021 – 2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan 2021-2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Morocco Design Report 2018-2020
2021, IRM Report, Web page
- Morocco Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
- Tangier-Tetouan-Al-Hoceima – Letter of Support
2021, Letter, Web page
- Morocco Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Action Plan, Web page
- Morocco – Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2018, Letter, Web page
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
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Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting
The 2022 OGP Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting is taking place on November 1-3 in Marrakech, Morocco.