Enhancing Access to the Archive (TN0034)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Tunisia Second National Action Plan 2016-2018
Action Plan Cycle: 2016
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: National Archive Institute
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, E-Government, Records ManagementIRM Review
IRM Report: Tunisia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018, Tunisia Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information
Implementation i
Description
Enhancing access to the archive
IRM Midterm Status Summary
14. Enhance access to the archive held by the National Archive institute
Commitment Text:
The aim is to facilitate access to a significant volume of historical documents since the Husseinit period until today. These documents are characterized by their originality, uniqueness and diversity of their content, dates, languages (Arabic, French, English, Turkish, Italian, and Hebrew).
Opening up these documents will offer enumerable benefits for many users, especially for researchers and developers of web/mobile applications in several fields.
Milestones:
- Developing an archival platform to allow access to documents that have been digitized,
- Organizing training in this field for all dealers with documents in order to have the necessary skills regarding organizing classifying and coding documents.
Responsible institution: Tunisian National Archive
Supporting institution(s): None
Start date: June 2016 End date: July 2018
Context and Objectives
The Tunisian National Archive holds a document collection that goes back to the Ottoman Empire. However, the maintenance and functioning of the institution is archaic, relying more on classical methods of storage and indexation.
The objective of this commitment is to develop a platform for providing access to the National Archive by creating a new portal with digitized archives, and to train its staff for digitization, coding and classification, which is an essential step for publishing information. Therefore, this commitment is relevant to the OGP value of access to information.
The National Archive started to develop a more modern project allowing visitors to research part of their digitalized content online, though this service is no longer available due to technical issues and underfunding. The current website is static and often unavailable. [43] If fully implemented, this commitment will have a minor potential impact. It will allow Tunisians, mostly researchers and academia, to access the content of the National Archive online.
Completion
This commitment is not started.
According to the National Archive officials, Terms of References have been developed for the platform, however, no documentation has been made publicly available.
Next Steps
The IRM researcher recommends the following:
- This commitment overlaps with commitment 2 of this action plan. Therefore, they should be combined to address the challenges of implementing the access to information law.
- Seek other implementing partners to support the National Archive financially and technically, such as: The Presidency of the Government, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies (part of the presidency) and UNESCO.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
14. Enhancing access to the archive
Commitment Text:
The aim is to facilitate access to a significant volume of historical documents since the Husseinit period until today. These documents are characterized by their originality, uniqueness and diversity of their content, dates, languages (Arabic, French, English, Turkish, Italian, and Hebrew).
Opening up these documents will offer enumerable benefits for many users, especially for researchers and developers of web/mobile applications in several fields.
Milestones:
- Developing an archival platform to allow access to documents that have been digitized,
- Organizing training in this field for all dealers with documents in order to have the necessary skills regarding organizing classifying and coding documents.
Responsible institution: Tunisian National Archive
Start date: June 2016 End date: July 2018
Editorial Note: This is an abbreviated version of the commitment text. For the full commitment text from the Tunisia National Action Plan, see here.
Commitment Aim:
The Tunisian National Archive documents were not available online and its website was not functional. This commitment aims to develop a platform for providing access to the National Archive by creating a new portal with digitized archives, and to train its staff for digitization, coding, and classification.
Status
Midterm: Not Started
The implementation of this commitment did not start by the midterm assessment. The IRM researcher requested information on the implementation of this commitment but did not receive any evidence from the National Archive or the government.
End of term: Limited
The national OGP steering committee confirmed to the IRM researcher that lack of funding blocked the implementation of this commitment. The government end of term self-assessment report confirmed that the terms of reference were developed. [63]
Did It Open Government?
Access to Information: Did Not Change
Since the implementation of this commitment did not start, the status of the government remained unchanged.
Carried Forward?
The commitment was not carried forward.
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