Revising Access to Information (MO0054)

Challenge:

Six years after the promulgation of Law No. 31.13 on the right of access to information, and in response to multiple civil society demands to revise this law, and in accordance with the deliberations of the Committee on the Right of Access to Information (CDAI), the report on the new development model, and the OECD report on open government in Morocco, it has become necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of this law and analyse its shortcomings to develop and adopt a new version of this law.

Proposed Solution:

The proposed solution involves revising the law on the right of access to information after conducting an evaluation study of such alaw, its operational mechanisms, and proposing appropriate measures and updates with the various concerned stakeholders. This will include:
▪ Conducting a current state assessment with the concerned stakeholders.
▪ Analysing the results of the assessment and preparing a draft amendment.
▪ Conducting a public consultation on the draft amendment.
▪ Submitting the draft amendment for approval.

Scheduled Activities (Activities | Start date | End Date)

Creation of a joint commission between the institutions and bodies concerned with the revision of the law, agreeing on the steps, main axes and planning | April 2024 | May 2024
Compile and study the related documentation and conduct a comparative study with international experiences | June 2024 | September 2024
Organise listening sessions with civil society actors, institutions, and organisations related to the subject | September 2024 | March 2025
Opening a period allowing civil society organisations to conduct activities on the subject and provide their comments and suggestions | September 2024 | March 2025
Launching an interactive digital platform allowing citizens to share their opinions and comments related to the implementation of Law No. 31.13 | September 2024 | March 2025
Conducting a survey on the implementation of Law No. 31.13 | September 2024 | March 2025
Study and analyse the results of the documentary study, listening sessions, citizen participation, international experiences, and survey report | March 2025 | May 2025
Propose amendment pathways for Law No. 31.13 | April 2025 | May 2025
Create an innovation lab to design the information access process within a participatory framework | April 2024 | July 2025
Prepare a draft amendment law based on the previous results | July 2025 | September 2025
Publish the draft amendment law to the public to receive comments and suggestions from citizens | September 2025 | December 2025
Organise a national conference on the draft amendment law | September 2025 | December 2025
Revise the initial draft amendment law based on consultation results | January 2026 | March 2026
Prepare the draft amendment law January 2026 March 2026 Submit the draft amendment law for approval | January 2026 | March 2026

Expected Results:
Develop the operationalisation of the right of access to information in Morocco.

Performance indicators:
▪ Number of consultation meetings held.
▪ Number of recommendations issued. Impact indicators:
▪ Number of recommendations implemented.