Devoting Transparency in the Environment Field (TN0020)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Tunisia, First Action Plan, 2014-16
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of equipment, urban planning and sustainable development, secretariat of state in charge of sustainable development
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Environment and Climate, Open Data, Public Participation, Public Service DeliveryIRM 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: Access to Information , Civic Participation
Implementation i
Description
Creation of an environment and sustainable development observatory that will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, publishing data and statistics and indicators about the environment and about sustainable development and responsible for regular publication to ensure follow up of the situation of the environment (diseases, quality of water, pollution). The adhesion of Tunisia to the Aarhus Convention related to access to information and public participation in decision-making and possibility of access to Justice in case of environmental matters.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
20: Transparency in environment protection
Commitment Text: Creation of an environment and sustainable development observatory that will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, publishing data and statistics and indicators about the environment and about sustainable development and responsible for regular publication to ensure follow up of the situation of the environment (diseases, quality of water, pollution).
Responsible Institution(s): Ministry of Equipment, Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, Secretariat of State in Charge of Sustainable Development
Commitment Text: The adhesion of Tunisia to the Aarhus Convention related to access to information and public participation in decision-making and possibility of access to Justice in case of environmental matters.
Responsible Institution(s): Ministry of Equipment, Territory Planning, and Sustainable Development (Secretariat of State in Charge of Sustainable Development)
Start Date: July 2014 EndDate: June 2016
Commitment aim
This commitment aimed to improve the accessibility of public environmental information by creating a dedicated observatory. The observatory was meant to publish environmental and sustainable development data, such as water quality, diseases, and pollution. The commitment also included a pledge that Tunisia join the Aarhus Convention.[Note 69: The Aarhus Convention is the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision making, and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. For more information, please see http://ec.europa.eu/environment/aarhus/. ]
Status
Midterm: Limited
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development drafted an Executive Order to create the Observatory. By the midterm review, the Ministry of Finance was planning to present the order to a Ministerial Board for final approval and adoption. Tunisia’s application process for joining the Aarhus Convention was pending a review by the Chief of Government. For more information, please see the 2014-2015 IRM Midterm Progress Report.[Note 70: 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: Limited
According to the government’s self-assessment report, there was no further progress on the implementation of any part of the commitment. The observatory was not set up, and Tunisia has not signed the Aarhus Convention.
Did it open government?
Access to information: Did not change
Civic participation: Did not change
Historically, environmental information in Tunisia has been limited. This commitment could have opened up government information on the environment for public scrutiny in a major way. Limited progress on the creation of the observatory, and Tunisia not signing the Aarhus Convention, mean that there was no change in government practice related to access to information or civic participation in environmental matters.
Carried forward?
This commitment was not carried forward to the second action plan. However, given the importance of opening up environmental information to public, the IRM researcher recommends accelerating efforts to establish a functioning online observatory. The government should also take the necessary steps to sign the Aarhus Convention.
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