Creating a Public Projects and Reforms Observatory (TN0065)

Commitment Description

This commitment aims to create an observatory for public projects and reforms, consisting of four basic elements: - A mechanism for collecting, producing, updating, and validating data related to public projects and reforms, - A mechanism for generating data-based knowledge (evidence-based and data-driven analysis), - A digital platform that allows data to be shared and processed by all parties, - A space for exchange and collaboration with all stakeholders and entrepreneurs in the field of data, through the organization of workshops and training activities for this purpose. The observatory focuses on two types of projects: - At the regional level: Public projects in the governorate of Jendouba due to its poor ranking in the regional development index (last in 2015 and second last in 2018), - At the national level: Public projects related to waste management throughout the Republic: Waste management was chosen for its critical nature and its social, economic, health and environmental impacts, especially on scarce resources such as water). At the end of the project, a strategy will be developed to gradually generalize the observatory's experience to all regions of the country and all public programs.

The problem to solve

- For regional public projects: Lack of completeness, accuracy, and updating of available data, which contributes to: - Lack of complete and accurate technical data on waste management at the national and regional levels. - Lack of knowledge among regional and national stakeholders about the use of data and evidence in monitoring and evaluation of these projects.

Determine the objectives for implementing the commitment/expected results

- This pledge aims to create an observatory that will provide the public with all the data related to public projects in the state of Jendouba, in addition to data related to waste management in all parts of the Republic, by collecting and concentrating them in a digital platform that can be accessed by all users, contributing to the production of data-based analytical content, evidencing that this analytical content takes into account the needs of the various parties interested in these projects. - In addition, the Observatory will provide training and workshops to enable government agencies, civil society and the media to use data and produce analytical content based on modern scientific and technical foundations and open data to help evaluate performance, determine responsibilities and make effective decisions.

How will the commitment help solve the problems/change the reality?

- The Public Projects and Reforms Observatory contributes to the establishment of practical and simple mechanisms that allow government structures, civil society, media and citizens to use data and information that contribute to increasing their level of knowledge and familiarity with the various aspects related to the development and implementation of public projects in the governorate of Jendouba and waste management projects at the national level, which contributes to increasing transparency and integrity at the level of implementation of these projects. - The Observatory will also enable the development and modernization of the working mechanisms of the various stakeholders dealing with the administration by relying on modern digital technologies and mechanisms in the production of data and knowledge, which contributes to improving efficiency and governance in the monitoring and evaluation of these projects. - Adopt new mechanisms and methods to resolve the problems and obstacles hindering the implementation of a number of projects related to this commitment, thus accelerating their completion with the required efficiency.

Proportionality to the main axes

- Transparency: The commitment is intended to help unlock collected data and promote its reuse. - The commitment aims to create a complete digital platform that can be accessed through the web and other technological tools. - Participation: The project includes a series of activities aimed at empowering government agencies, civil society and the media, especially in the regions, through workshops and training on data and its reuse.

Funding source/relationship to other programs and policies

Funding source: - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - Solidar Tunisia - National Democratic Institute

Phases and implementation schedule

September 2023 -Communicate with all stakeholders

September 2023 - Data collection and validation

December 2023 - Platform development

December 2023 - Analytical content production

April 2024 - Digital platform deployment

May 2024 - Organization of workshops to enable stakeholders to use data and produce analytical content.

September 2024 - Expansion strategy

January 2025 -Completion of the second phase of public data management among administrative departments