Preparing a National Corporate Governance Repository (TN0006)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Tunisia, First Action Plan, 2014-16
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)
Support Institution(s): The Secretariat of State in Charge of Governance and Civil Service
Policy Areas
E-Government, Private SectorIRM Review
IRM Report: Tunisia End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Tunisia IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Not Relevant
Implementation i
Description
Elaborate a governance repository according to international quality standards and encourage corporate social responsibility in public and private sector.
The repository for corporate governance should be in accordance with the governance specification ISO 26000, which deals with corporate social responsibility (CSR). It will allow dissemination of the principles of governance such as transparency, integrity and accountability and to ensure these principles' sustainability and application within the public and the private sector, following standardized procedures.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
6: National corporate governance repository
Commitment Text: Elaborate a governance repository according to international quality standards and encourage corporate social responsibility in public and private sector.
The repository for corporate governance should be in accordance with the governance specification ISO 26000, which deals with corporate social responsibility (CSR). It will allow dissemination of the principles of governance such as transparency, integrity and accountability and to ensure these principles' sustainability and application within the public and the private sector, following standardized procedures.
Responsible Institution(s): National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)
Supporting Institution(s): The Secretariat of State in Charge of Governance and Civil Service
Start Date: July 2014 End Date: December 2015
Commitment aim
The government planned to create a national repository of corporate governance to provide public and private institutions with a framework to structure corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and ethics-based practices to prevent corruption. The repository was meant to be used as a reference to adapt administrative procedures and internal processes to the values of integrity.
Status
Midterm: Substantial
The hard copy of the repository was finalised in December 2014. In 2015, several seminars and training sessions were held to introduce the repository to civil servants. At the time of the midterm report, a presentation brochure was available on the UNDP-sponsored government website, Anticor.tn. For more information, please see the 2014-2015 IRM Midterm Progress Report.[Note 25: OGP, Tunisia IRM Midterm Progress Report 2014-15, http://www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/01/Tunisia2014-15_IRM%20Progress%20Report_Eng.pdf.]
End of term: Complete
This commitment is complete. A brochure of the repository (manual) is available on the INNORPI website.[Note 26: Republique Tunisienne Ministere de l’Industrie et du Commerce, “Referentiel National de la Gouvernance,” http://www.innorpi.tn/Fra/referentiel-national-de-la-gouvernance-en-tunisie_11_302.] Hard copies were available for a cost of 30 Dinars (approximately US$15). The four pages of the brochure, available in Arabic and French, explains how the materials could be integrated in all public and private organisations, following three steps to improve governance and fight corruption. The repository is a type of manual based on several international standards of good governance. By following the manual, organisations could earn the label of good governance, which would boost their credibility. The INNORPI charges the public a fee for the hard copie in much the same way it charges fees for all the other repositories and standards-related documents. However, on-site consultations of the repository are free.
Did it open government?
Access to information: Did not change
Civic participation: Did not change
Public Accountability: Did not change
The repository could provide useful guidance for public and private organisations on how to improve governance and fight corruption within their organisations. However, it is unclear how widely the repository has been taken up and used, or how many copies of the manual the INOPRI has sold. Such information is not public and, therefore, it remains difficult to assess if this commitment has had any impact on changing government practice.
Carried forward?
This commitment was completed during the implementation period. However, in the second action plan (2016-2018), the government commited to establish the “national reference for corporate governance on a publicly owned companies and a private enterprise” (commitment 12).[Note 27: Tunisia National Action Plan 2016-2018, pg. 20, https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/tunisia-second-national-action-plan-2016-2018-english]
Commitments
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Right to Information
TN0036, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Data Framework
TN0037, 2018, Access to Information
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Access to Geographic Information
TN0038, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Transport Data
TN0039, 2018, Access to Information
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Improve Water Resource Governance
TN0040, 2018, E-Government
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Join EITI
TN0041, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Open Contracting in Hydrocarbons
TN0042, 2018, Access to Information
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Anti-Corruption Framework
TN0043, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Participatory Budgeting
TN0044, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Youth Participation
TN0045, 2018, Marginalized Communities
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Implement Initiatives to Apply the OGP at the Local Level
TN0046, 2018, E-Government
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Online Administrative Services
TN0047, 2018, Capacity Building
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Access to Civil Service
TN0048, 2018, Capacity Building
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Joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative "EITI"
TN0021, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Modernizing the Regulatory Framework to Enforce The Right To Access to Information
TN0022, 2016, Access to Information
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The Completion of the Legal and Regulatory Framework of Open Data at the National Level
TN0023, 2016, Access to Information
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Improve the Transparency and Local Gov Openness
TN0024, 2016, Access to Information
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Enhance the Transparency in the Cultural Sector : “Open Culture”
TN0025, 2016, Access to Information
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Enhance the Transparency in the Environment and Sustainable Development Sector
TN0026, 2016, Access to Information
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Enhancing Transparency in the Transport Sector
TN0027, 2016, Access to Information
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Promoting Financial and Fiscal Transparency
TN0028, 2016, Fiscal Openness
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Elaborating a Legal Framework for Citizen’S Petitions
TN0029, 2016, Capacity Building
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Developing an Integrated Electronic Civil Petition and Corruption Reporting Platform
TN0030, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Developing New Mechanisms to Promote Interaction with the Youth and Enable Them to Pursue Dialogue About Public Policies
TN0031, 2016, Capacity Building
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Adopting the Corporate Governance Referential on the Sectoral Level
TN0032, 2016, Capacity Building
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Developing Mobile Applications Which Could Be Downloaded on the Mobile Phone to Reinforce Transparency of Government Activities and Participatory Approach
TN0033, 2016, Capacity Building
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Enhancing Access to the Archive
TN0034, 2016, Capacity Building
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The Development of an Electronic Mechanism to Ensure Transparency of Public Servants Recruitment
TN0035, 2016, Capacity Building
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Strengthening Legal Framework for Corruption Fight
TN0001, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Developing an Integrated Electronic Civil Petition and Corruption Reporting Platform
TN0002, 2014, E-Government
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Publishing an Annual Report on Audit Activities in Public Sector
TN0003, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Review of the Legal Framework of Personal Data Protection and Ensuring Conformity with Article 24 of Tunisian Constitution
TN0004, 2014, Access to Information
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Developing an Open Data Portal
TN0005, 2014, Access to Information
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Preparing a National Corporate Governance Repository
TN0006, 2014, E-Government
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Establishing a Legal Framework That Regulates Communication and Interaction Within Public Sector and Between Public Structures and Citizens with Usage of ICT
TN0007, 2014, E-Government
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Simplifying Administrative Procedures
TN0008, 2014, E-Government
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Develop a Number of Administrative Services On-Line
TN0009, 2014, E-Government
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Enhancing People Participation in the Decision-Making Process
TN0010, 2014, E-Government
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Capacity-Building of Civil Servants and Citizens in the Area of Open Governance
TN0011, 2014, Capacity Building
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Creation of a Structure Specialized in Training in the Governance Area
TN0012, 2014, Capacity Building
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Publication of Budget Reports
TN0013, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Development of the Open Budget System
TN0014, 2014, Fiscal Openness
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Use of the Data Extracted from the Application Dedicated to Budget Management (Adeb) in Public Sector
TN0015, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Publication of Reports Related to Attribution and Execution of Public Procurement and Audit Results
TN0016, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Publication of Recommandations Included in Audit Reports of Public Procurement
TN0017, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Development of an "Open Data" Platform Dedicated to Information Dealing with Oil and Mine Sector Investment
TN0018, 2014, Access to Information
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Improve Transparency in the Area of Infrastructure Projects
TN0019, 2014, Access to Information
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Devoting Transparency in the Environment Field
TN0020, 2014, Access to Information