Join EITI (TN0041)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Tunisia Action Plan 2018-2020
Action Plan Cycle: 2018
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Support Institution(s): Access to Information Authority CSOs, private sector, multilaterals, working groups - Natural Resource Governance Institute - Tunisian Coalition for Transparency in Energy and Mines - Tunisian Association of Development Law
Policy Areas
Anti-Corruption, Capacity Building, E-Government, Extractive Industries, Public ParticipationDescription
Enhancing transparency in the extractive industries sector by joining the EITI initiative
Beginning of October 2018 – End of August 2020
Lead implementing agency/actor
Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Commitment description
The extractive industries sector is considered one of the most strategic sectors and the highest level of interest from citizens and civil society organizations. These actors are exerting continued pressure to enhance sector transparency and enable access to information especially that related to production, collected resources, in addition to signed contracts and the companies benefiting from them.
Within the framework of enhancing the achieved initiatives in this sector, such as the open data portal for the energy and mines sector, Tunisia will also continue process of preparing to join the extractive industries transpar- ency initiative "EITI". Membership in this initiative represents an indication of Tunisia's completion of the required criteria on extractive industries transparency and its readiness to carry out continued reforms to ensure good governance of this sector and transparency promotion. This can be achieved through publishing all reports and required data, as well as helping build trust between all relevant stakeholders, which will improve the investment climate in the sector.
Therefore, several actions will be taken to allow Tunisia to join this initiative which are as follow:
- Completion of the selection of company representatives as well as government representatives in the
multi-stakeholder group;
- Supporting the multi-stakeholder group by preparing a study on the diagnosis of the governance system of
hydrocarbons and mining sectors;
- Developing an action plan for the multi-stakeholder group;
- Submitting a request to join the EITI initiative;
- Inter-communication between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Small and
Medium-Sized Enterprises:
- Capacity building of the multi-stakeholder group representatives.
Problem/Background
Despite the development of the open data portal for the energy and mining sector to enhance its transparency following the campaign "Where is petrol" which aimed to pressure officials in this sector to provide access to information on management of this wealth, citizens and civil society actors are still lacking access to information on natural resource governance. In this regard protest movements displayed that transparency can't be a unilateral act by the administration or a circumstantial act triggered resulting from a temporary campaign. Rather, it must be within a participa- tory framework gathering all actors involved in the sector such as govern- ment, companies and civil society, in order to define the governance system deficiencies and to make efforts to solve these issues together under a shared plan that will build trust between actors.
Identification of commitment objectives/expected results
- Promoting transparency in the energy and mining sector through publishing reports containing data and information about the energy and mining resources management within the framework of joining the EITI initiative;
- Creating and institutionalizing space for dialogue between the various actors. This will ensure dialogue is regular, sustainable and methodological;
- Solving issues and problems related to sector governance, including legal and institutional issues through a participatory approach. How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem?
- Enabling citizens and civil society components to access information and thus enhancing sector transparency and reducing criticisms and protests that this sector faced and that may lead to the disruption of production;
- Promoting sector integrity and fighting corruption through adopting a participatory approach to enhance the sector governance through establishing the multi-stakeholder group comprising various actors and having an important role in promoting integrity and transparen-
Relevance with OGP values
Transparency and openness: promoting access to information on energy and mining resource management through the publication of reports in the framework of joining the EITI initiative.
Participation: expanding the scope of actors involved in the sector gover- nance, particularly by relying on the multi stakeholder group. Accountability: Empowering citizens and civil society actors to monitor the energy and mines resource governance and therefore combat corrup- tion and hold perpetrators accountable.
Source of funding/
Relation with other programs and policies
Budget of the Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterpris- es / Natural Resource Governance Institute through building capacity of the multi-stakeholder group representatives and all other actors in the sector and providing the necessary technical support.
Steps and execution agenda
Beginning of October 2018
End of October 2018
Contact Information
Name of the responsible person from implementing agency
Title and Department
Ministry of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
E-mail address
Other Actors involved
State actors involved
Access to Information Authority
CSOs, private sector, multilaterals, working groups
- Natural Resource Governance Institute - Tunisian Coalition for Transparency in
Energy and Mines
- Tunisian Association of Development Law
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