Peter Whiteford Social Policy Division, OECD Peter.Whiteford@oecd
OECD policy frameworks, instruments, and policy advice ... · OECD policy frameworks, instruments,...
Transcript of OECD policy frameworks, instruments, and policy advice ... · OECD policy frameworks, instruments,...
OECD policy frameworks, instruments, and
policy advice: the peer review mechanism
Seoul, Korea / 28-29 November 2011
Alessandro Bellantoni Policy Analyst
MENA-OECD Governance Programme
OECD E-Government Reviews: a tool for change
• More than 10 E-Government Reviews in OECD countries (Denmark, Norway, Turkey …) and 2 reviews in the MENA region
• Objective: support a better use of ICT in the public sector, with a focus on improving governance and providing better services.
Egypt Palestinian Authority
• Completed in 2011 • Second phase of the collaboration
currently on-going
• Currently being implemented • Launched in the first half of 2011 • Peer review mission conducted in
October 2011
A comprehensive process
1. The OECD E-Government Survey
2. The peer review mission
3. Quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
4. Policy Advice and Recommendations
Mo
bili
sati
on
- Project plan
- Work plan
- Scoping Mission
- Background info delivered
- Key resources identified
- Preparation of OECD survey D
ata
colle
ctio
n - Survey conducted
- Peer review mission conducted
- Additional information supplied by country
- Peer reviewer contributions
An
alys
is
- Data results of survey
- Assessments and analysis of key challenges
- Preliminary key findings presented for the country
- Country fact checking of draft report
- Final report draft
Re
po
rtin
g - Presentation of findings
- Peer review of final draft in the relevant OECD fora
- Finalisation of report
- Final report published
- Regional conference on review organised
Output #1
Expected outputs of the Review
• An independent and comparative assessment of the status of e-government in the country
• Policy recommendations based on the experience of MENA and OECD countries to move forward with the implementation of e-government
• Regional dissemination of the findings of the Review among relevant national and international stakeholders
Output #3
Output #2
How can countries make use of the Review?
• As a stocktaking of existing reform efforts and a basis to ground their coming strategies and reform initiatives with comprehensive data and analysis;
How can countries make use of the Review?
• As a stocktaking of existing reform efforts and a basis to ground their coming strategies and reform initiatives with comprehensive data and analysis;
• As a tool giving visibility and recognition for government actions;
How can countries make use of the Review?
• As a stocktaking of existing reform efforts and a basis to ground their coming strategies and reform initiatives with comprehensive data and analysis;
• As a tool giving visibility and recognition for government actions;
• As a benchmark with peer review countries and an evaluation of progress made;
How can countries make use of the Review?
• As a stocktaking of existing reform efforts and a basis to ground their coming strategies and reform initiatives with comprehensive data and analysis;
• As a tool giving visibility and recognition for government actions;
• As a benchmark with peer review countries and an evaluation of progress made;
• To identify reform options and develop implementation plans;
How can countries make use of the Review?
• As a stocktaking of existing reform efforts and a basis to ground their coming strategies and reform initiatives with comprehensive data and analysis;
• As a tool giving visibility and recognition for government actions;
• As a benchmark with peer review countries and an evaluation of progress made;
• To identify reform options and develop implementation plans;
• To build on the recommendations for future action included in the Review, based on commonly accepted good practices within OECD and MENA countries;
A paradigm shift
• New thematic focus:
– The principles and Practices of Open and Inclusive Government;
– E-Government Policies and Implementation;
– Innovation in Public Service Delivery;
– Capacity building and distance learning
Within the framework of the MENA-
OECD Governance Programme
Within the framework of the OECD e-government leaders network
• Financial and economic crisis • The need to do “more for less” • Achieving greater societal goals
• Popular uprisings in the MENA region • New perspective for the use of ICT • A shift of focus of the Working Group
Tailoring the Review to the specific needs and
context of countries
• Accounting for the specific geo-political
challenges;
• A full-fledged modernisation of the
public sector through extensive use of
ICT;
• Better provision of services to citizens;
• Efficiency and administrative
simplification
• Transparency and integrity;
Focus areas for Egypt
• Accounting for the specific context
following the revolution;
• Improving the national e-government
policies for a successful implementation
of the public sector reform agenda;
• Efficiency and administrative
simplification;
• Transparency and integrity;
• Citizen participation.
Focus areas for
the Palestinian Authority
Analytical framework: based on the methodology built around the main principles
described in The E-Government Imperative (OECD, 2003), E-Government for Better
Government (OECD, 2005) and Rethinking E-Government services (OECD, 2009)
The OECD E-Government Review of Egypt
• TOR approved, following update after the revolution;
• Increased importance given to the use of ICT to promote citizen participation and transparency;
• OECD E-Government Survey – Launched on 17 August 2011 and
concluded on 28 September 2011.
– Targeted at officials within the central and local government
– 105 invited entities
– 58 respondents
– Response rate: 55%
The peer review mission to Cairo
Meetings Peer reviewers
• Prof. Fabio Pistella Board Member of DigitPA, Italy;
• Mr. Darren Scates CIO at the Department for Communities and Local Government, United Kingdom;
• Mr. Carlos Viniegra CIO, Ministry of Public Administration, Mexico.
• 70 different stakeholders representing
more than 50 different organisations;
• 3 governorates, all the relevant ministries and government agencies, representatives from the academia, press, social media, NGOs and private businesses.
- Preliminary findings drafted and shared with peer reviewers and Egyptian government - Reassessment to be conducted upon appointment of the new government
The Case of E-Government in the Palestinian
Authority
• Result of a consultation process with Palestinian Authorities, during a mission in Jerusalem and Ramallah in 2010;
• Several missions conducted within the context of the MENA-OECD Initiative to Support the Palestinian National Plan (MIP);
• Project started with an assessment of e-government policies and practices, leading to an e-government study;
• A highly participative process;
• Presented in Cabinet;
The Palestinian Authority Policy Framework
Better Citizen Services Better Governance A secure nation
Prosperous economy and quality of life
Simplification and Accessibility
Efficiency and Accountability-Transparency
Data quality and privacy
Effectiveness and Inclusion
Principles
E-Government vision
Building blocks
Legal and regulatory framework
Infrastructure
Processes
Services
Target Layers
Policy 1 – [Legal and regulatory framework] A regulated Digital Administration Policy 2 – [Process] A seamless and reliable Digital Administration Policy 3 – [Service] A supportive Digital Administration Policy 4 – [Infrastructure] An accessible and ubiquitous Digital Administration
Policy
Outcomes of the Review: the case of the
Palestinian Authority
The Review of the Palestinian Authority has provided the country with:
• Data and analysis on e-government implementation allowing the country to build on this for action;
• Increased institutional coordination by raising awareness on the cross-sectoral nature of e-government systems and the need to share information;
• An underlined importance to including the use of ICT in all relevant policies;
• A strong basis for the new e-government strategy;
• Policy dialogue with the University of Milan, Bicocca and the Birzeit University of Ramallah with the creation of an academic exchange programme to teach and research on e-government issues.
Next steps
Next steps in the ongoing Reviews
• Based on the E-Government Policy Document, the
production of a new Palestinian Authority’s E-
Government Implementation Roadmap
• Sharing with Egypt the main findings of the peer review
mission and preparing the first draft of the Review
Next steps for the Working Group on Open and
Innovative Government
• Define a new analytical framework to capture the new
focus of the Working Group
• Apply the new framework by implementing the first
Review of Open and Innovative Policies of a MENA
country
Thank you