Citizens Participation (MO0016)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Morocco Action Plan 2018-2020
Action Plan Cycle: 2018
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Delegated Ministry to the Head of Government, Responsible for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society. Government Spokesperson
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, Sustainable Development GoalsDescription
Strengthening citizen participation through the civil society’s appropriation of the mechanisms of participatory democracy
30 July 2018 – 30 June 2020
Lead implementing agency/actor
Delegated Ministry to the Head of Government, Responsible for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society. Government Spokesperson
Commitment description
What is the public problem in response to which the commitment has been made?
The constitution’s adoption in 2011 through a national referendum granted citizens and civil society new roles in terms of their participation in the crafting, implementing, oversight, and assessment of public policies. The government adopted new organic laws on participatory democracy that define the mechanisms through which citizens and associations exercise their right to file petitions and legislative motions. These legislative provisions alone are not sufficient to achieve a level of effective citizen participation that meets the goals set by Moroccan lawmakers. Awareness raising and capacity building of civil actors (citizens and associations) are also required in order to strengthen in practice these participatory mechanisms.
What is the commitment?
This commitment consists of facilitating the appropriation of citizen participation mechanisms by civil actors (citizens and associations) to reach a real, effective, and widespread exercise both at the national and local levels. This will occur through: ▪ carrying out of an awareness-raising and concertation campaign in all twelve regions, conducted through open meetings (10 meetings) with civil actors, and by distributing publications, brochures, and guides on the subject of participatory democracy (petitions and legislative motions); ▪ Planning a detailed training program (both theoretical and practical) on participatory democracy across a two-years period (2018-2020) with a special focus on the exercise of the rights of petitions and legislative motions. ▪ organising training seminars on participatory democracy (petitions and legislative motions) in all twelve regions. The goal is to train: ➢ 1,200 managers of associations each year on the process of filing petitions and legislative motions, selected from all 12 of the Kingdom’s regions in several phases: ▪ Phase One: 360 actors from associations; ▪ Phase Two: 560 actors from associations; ▪ Phase Three: 280 actors from associations. ➢ Organizing a yearly program of training for trainers targeting 100 association trainers covering the following subjects:
participatory democracy (petitions and legislative motions); ▪ the crafting, implementation, oversight, and assessment of public policies; ▪ Advocacy techniques to file complaints, projects, and lawsuits to national and local public authorities; ▪ Techniques of animation, communication and trainings
How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem?
A theoretical and practical training in participatory democracy will lead to the appropriation of all participatory mechanisms by civil actors and to their effective participation in the decision-making process related to public policies and projects
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?
This commitment is an effective measure that will facilitate and encourage citizen participation through the mastery of the legal framework, process and techniques of proper exercise of participatory democracy mechanisms.
Additional information
The budget is covered by the Ministry Responsible for Relations with the Parliament and Civil Society; ● A close link to the 1st axis of the government programme to promote citizen participation; ● Link with the Country-OECD programme; ● Link with SDG goals 16 and 17; ● Programme to support civil society financed by the European Union; ● UNDAF Programme on citizen participation and advanced regionalisation, in conjunction with the Ministry of the Interior and UNIFEM. ● Related commitment: Commitment 14
Milestone Activity with a verifiable deliverable
Trainer of trainings
Trainings on Participatory democracy
July 2018 July 2020
October 2018 June 2020
Contact information for the focal point
Name of focal point (Project manager)
Mr Noureddine Zaalami
Title and department
Delegated Ministry to the Head of Government, Responsible for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, Government Spokesperson.
Email and telephone
zaalaminoureddine2020@gmail.com, n.zaalami@mcrpsc.gov.ma /+212661796552
Other actors
NA
Morocco's Commitments
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ATI Awareness Raising
MO0001, 2018, Capacity Building
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Training Information Officers
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Administrative training and organization
MO0003, 2018, Capacity Building
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Open data
MO0004, 2018, Capacity Building
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Evironmental data sharing
MO0005, 2018, Capacity Building
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Transparency Portal
MO0006, 2018, Capacity Building
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Integrity Portal
MO0007, 2018, Capacity Building
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Public Service Framework
MO0008, 2018, E-Government
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IDARATI scheme
MO0009, 2018, E-Government
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Public service user complaint
MO0010, 2018, Capacity Building
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Budget Transparency
MO0011, 2018, Fiscal Transparency
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Budget Transparency Law
MO0012, 2018, Audits and Controls
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Charaka portal
MO0013, 2018, E-Government
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consultative process
MO0014, 2018, Capacity Building
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Setting up an electronic platform for “citizen participation”
MO0015, 2018, Capacity Building
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Citizens Participation
MO0016, 2018, Capacity Building
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Strengthening access of civil society to audio-visual media
MO0017, 2018, Capacity Building
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Communicating at a large scale about Morocco’s joining the OGP and its progress in terms of Open Government
MO0018, 2018, OGP