Tunisia End-of-Term Report 2014-2016 – For Public Comment
In early 2017, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the end of term report for Tunisia’s first action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the full action plan implementation period of September 2014 through September 2016.
Jazem Halioui, an indepdendent researcher, wrote this report. His findings are summarized below:
“The Tunisian government made significant improvements in budget transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More by launching an open budget portal. However, the majority of the action plan saw limited completionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin.... The Joint Commission could enhance its monitoring efforts to improve implementation of the next action plan.”
The version of the report for public comment is available in English and Arabic below. The two-week public comment period closed June 2017.
Commenters are welcome to comment below or email comments to: irm@opengovpartnership.org. Please specify in your email if you wish for your comments to remain anonymous.
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