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Network Meeting of Civil Service Training Schools and Institutes in the
Middle East and North Africa Region
Organized by the GIFT-MENA Network Secretariat
January 28, 2014
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Table of Contents SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 3
MEETING’S STRUCTURE AND THEMES ............................................................................. 3
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APPENDIX 1: DRAFT AGENDA ............................................................................................. 7 APPENDIX 2: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................ 8 APPENDIX 3: PRESENTATION OF GIFT-MENA PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 2012-JANUARY 2014 ......................................................................................... 12
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SUMMARY The Fifth Meeting of the GIFT-MENA network took place on January 28, 2014 (Appendix 1: Agenda of Meeting). It was held at the Arab Planning Institute in Kuwait. The meeting was organized back-to-back with the GIFT-MENA Annual Conference on “Human Capital Formation in the Public Sector and the Challenge of Building the State in Times of Crisis”. The meeting gathered 41 high officials representing 28 institutions from 13 countries and 6 regional and international organizations (Appendix 2: List of Participants). On the occasion of the meeting, participants were invited to:
• Take stock of the network progress and achievements since the last Meeting held in October 2012 in Tunis; including developments related to the network's activities, new members, financial resources, management, challenges and opportunities.
• Present and discuss the most recent developments and initiatives pertaining to capacity development initiatives in MENA countries;
• Get introduced to the GIFT-MENA new web platform available in three languages. • Set a preliminary agenda for the Network’s activities for 2014-2015.
MEETING STRUCTURE AND THEMES
The meeting started by a welcome word from the Director General of the Arab Planning Institute, Dr. Badr MALALLAH, represented by Mr. Karim DARWISH; followed by a brief note by the Director of the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan-Secretariat of the network, Ms. Lamia MOUBAYED BISSAT, that welcomed new members and insisted on the need to mobilize all efforts to ensure the network’s sustainability in a volatile and transitional period in the MENA region. The meeting was structured around four pillars: 1. A presentation of the network’s progress and achievements for the period October 2012-
January 2014, by the GIFT-MENA Secretariat, represented by Ms. Rola DARWISH. A copy of the presentation is available in Appendix 3.
2. An exchange session on "Recent Developments in capacity-building in MENA countries”, on the occasion of which 7 member institutions shared their latest initiatives in capacity development, namely:
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• BAHRAIN: Mr. Al-Moutasim BELLAH AHMED, Senior Director of Financial Resources & General Affairs, Bahrain Institute of Public Administration
• JORDAN: Mr. Hazem KHASAWNEH, Director, Public Finance Training Center of the Ministry of Finance
• LEBANON: Ms. Jinane DOUEIHY, Director of Training, Institute of Finance Basil Fuleihan
• MOROCCO: Mr. Ahmed HASSOUNI, Director, Institut Supérieur d’Administration • SUDAN: Mr. Awad ABU SHOOK, Human Resources General Manager, Central Bank
of Sudan • TUNISIA: Ms. Habiba JELASSI ALAYA, Director, National School of Finance
3. A presentation of the new GIFT-MENA web platform accessible in 3 languages (Arabic, English and French). The portal features seven (7) databases, of members, partners, events and training activities, training modules, publications, trainers, and experts. It is expected to serve as a communication and exchange tool among member institutions. A brief note detailing what is expected from member institutions was distributed (Appendix 4: How to contribute to the GIFT-MENA website?).
4. Discussion about the main challenges facing capacity building in the MENA region in general, and the GIFT-MENA network kin particular: This was the occasion for members to express their specific needs in terms of training and to formulate propositions to enhance cooperation and expertise-sharing. It was also an opportunity for representatives of regional and international organizations to stress on the importance of complementarity between the GIFT-MENA network and similar initiatives in the region and in other regions of the world.
KEY DISCUSSION POINTS AND NEXT STEPS
Issue No.1: Showcase the GIFT-MENA as a success story and model for South-South Cooperation The necessity to endow the network with technical assistance from international organizations was brought to the table. This assistance would help the network documenting and publishing its diversified and rich experience in capacity-building, bilateral cooperation and exchange.
Issue No.2: Enhance cooperation between members’ institutions and create synergies with other European initiatives. Participants highlighted the success of bilateral cooperation between countries of the region such as Algeria and Tunisia, Morocco and Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon, Bahrain and Lebanon. This increase in bilateral cooperation was commended as a direct result of synergies created and encouraged by the GIFT-MENA network. Representatives of the World Bank and the OECD highlighted the possibility to increase cooperation with international initiatives such as the MENA-OECD Governance program. The French Agency for International Cooperation, ADETEF, reiterated its commitment to support the network and commended the work achieved to enrich the region with innovative solutions in terms of capacity development. The Centre National de Fonction Publique Territoriale (CNFPT) of France offered to host a study visit to its premises in Paris to discuss potential cooperation with institutions from the
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MENA region in the area of decentralization and local governance. It announced that a new e-platform run by the Center would soon be launched online and could be used as a space to share useful resources and information about successful initiatives and new practices in these areas.
Issue No.3: New needs expressed by member institutions Participants to the meeting highlighted 5 main issues to be addressed in the coming period:
• Mobilize technical assistance and training in the areas of local/municipal governments in countries such as Libya and Yemen;
• Facilitate the exchange of trainers among member institutions; • Document the successful experiences of member institutions; • Sustain communication and synchronization among GIFT-MENA members to better
meet the needs for specialized training in most member countries; • Help channel international technical assistance to the region to establish institutes of
finance in countries such as Libya, and create a dialogue at the regional level to better understand the modalities and outcomes of technical assistance.
Issue No.4: Provide the necessary support to ensure sustainability of the network Recommendations made by the Secretariat and member institutions included:
• Increase bilateral and multilateral cooperation and share good practices • Lobby for training in the public sector to be recognized as a right and increase
awareness on the central role of capacity development in accompanying modernization initiatives
• Allocate a yearly financial contribution to training and bilateral cooperation in the budget of ministries and public administrations
Preliminary Calendar of activities for 2014-2015 The Secretariat invited member institutions to propose new ideas and activities to be included in the 2014-2015 calendar of activities.
Discussed and agreed upon activities included: 1. Study visit to the Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan (Lebanon- December 2014)
2. Certified Course in Public Procurement hosted by the national School of Finance (Tunisia – May 2014)
3. Regional Seminar on "Upgrading the Profiles of Trainers" (Tunisia -2014) (Kuwait – 2015)
4. Symposium on Cooperation for State Building and State Reforming (France – March 2014)
5. The MENA Conference for Public Administration Research (Bahrain- April 2014) 6. Study Visit to Morocco on Modernizing Civil Service (October 2014)
7. Regional Conference on Economic and Financial Education (September 2014) 8. Regional Training Program on Audit and Control (To be determined)
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9. Regional Conference on “Managing International Technical Assistance” (To be determined)
10. Participation to the Directors of Training Meeting hosted by CEF-IMF in Kuwait 11. Sixth Annual Conference of the GIFT-MENA Network (Morocco – February 2015)
Next Steps
Date Activity
30 January 2014 Discussing the requests for membership during the Network Steering Committee Meeting
28 February 2014 Request member institutions to provide feedback on the GIFT-MENA activities and services by filling out the questionnaire
March 2014 Update information concerning member institutions on the GIFT-MENA web platform
As of March 2014 and continuous
Provide the Secretariat with information about upcoming events, trainers and new training modules to be shared on the web platform
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Appendix 1: Agenda of the Meeting
Tuesday January 28, 2014
14:00 – 14:15 API
1. Welcome word by Dr. Badr Othman MALALLAH, Director General of the Arab Planning Institute
2. Tour de Table – Brief introduction of participants and approval of the Agenda of Meeting Moderator: Ms. Rola DARWISH, Director of External Relations, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan, representing the Network’s Secretariat
14:15 – 14:30 3. Network Operational Issues
GIFT-MENA Progress and Achievements for the period 2010-2013 - Presentation by the Secretariat
14:30 – 14:45
4. Comments by Network members
14:45– 16:00
5. Recent Developments in Capacity-building in MENA / Country Briefs (Countries are listed by alphabetical order) • BAHRAIN: Mr. Al-Moutasim BELLAH AHMED, Senior Director of Financial Resources
& General Affairs, Bahrain Institute of Public Administration • JORDAN: Mr. Hazem KHASAWNEH, Director, Public Finance Training Center of the
Ministry of Finance • LEBANON: Ms. Jinane DOUEIHY, Director of Training, Institute of Finance Basil
Fuleihan • MOROCCO: Mr. Ahmed HASSOUNI, Director, Institut Supérieur d’Administration • SUDAN: Mr. Awad ABU SHOOK, Human Resources General Manager, Central Bank
of Sudan • TUNISIA: Ms. Habiba JELASSI ALAYA, Director, National School of Finance
16:00 – 16:15
6. Presentation the GIFT-MENA web platform Presentation of the new GIFT-MENA website by Ms. Basma ABDUL KHALEK, Program Coordinator, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
16:15 – 17:00
7. The GIFT-MENA calendar for 2014 7.1. Presentation by the Secretariat of the 2014-2015 work plan and suggestions of new
activities by network members (15 min) 7.2. Suggestions of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Conferences Venues (5 min)
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Appendix 2: List of Participants
Country Organization Representative Title Email
1 Arab Planning Institute Mr. Karim Darwish Director of Adminnistrative & Financial & Maintenance Management
2 GIZ- Egypt Ms. Shereen Abdelfattah Advisor [email protected]
3 OECD Ms. Eva Beuselinck Policy Analyst, OECD-MENA programme
4 UNDP- Sudan Ms. Maha Elshafie Abdel-Rahman
Senior Program Associate , Proto-folio manager of the “Local Governance and Decentralization Program “
5 World Bank Ms. Tatyana Leonova Regional Coordinator, WBI [email protected]
6 CAFRAD - Morocco Mr. Ifeanyi Emmanuel Odogwu
Expert in Public Administration [email protected] [email protected]
7 Algeria Bank of Algeria Mr. Hallime Driss Boughida Secretary General [email protected]
8 Algeria Bank of Algeria Mr. Mohamed Lahbib Goubi Director General of Human Resources
9 Bahrain Bahrain Institute of Public Administration
Mr. Al Motasim Bellah Ahmed
Senior Director of Finance & General Affairs
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10 Egypt Ministry of State for Administrative Development
Ms. Abir Mohamed ElAnwar Senior Projects Manager [email protected]
11 Egypt Central Agency for Organization and Administration (CAOA)
Ms. Mona Saadeldin Hassan Project Implementation Unit manager
12 Egypt Central Agency for Organization and Administration (CAOA)
Ms. Gihan Ahmed Abdel Rahman
President [email protected]
13 Egypt Egyptian Parliament Mr. El Sayed Abdel Mohsen El Sayed
Legal researcher at the Finance and Budget Committee
14 France ADETEF Mr. Nicolas Dubois Director of State Modernization, Civil Service Policies, Human Resources and Training Department
15 France CNFPT Mr. Andreas Korb Chief of Internatioal Cooperation Mission
16 Iraq Parliament Ms. Nisreen Shaker Expert -Research Advisor Office [email protected]
17 Jordan Ministry of Public Sector Development (MOPSD)
Mr. Khalil Abou Hammour Administrative & Finance Manager [email protected] [email protected]
18 Jordan Ministry of Finance Mr. Hazem Khasawneh Director General of the Training Center
19 Lebanon Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization
Mr. Akram El Rayess Executive Director (Tendering) [email protected]
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20 Lebanon Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
Ms. Lamia Moubayed Bissat Head [email protected]
21 Lebanon Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
Ms. Jinane Doueihy Director of Training [email protected]
22 Lebanon Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
Ms. Rola Mounla Darwish Director of External Relations [email protected]
23 Lebanon Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
Ms. Basma Abdul Khalek Program Coordinator [email protected]
24 Libya The Intstitue of Planning
Ms. Amna Elfaghi Training Manager [email protected]
25 Libya Ministry of Finance Mr. Mostafa Elhawari Head of Training Department [email protected]
26 Libya Warriors Affairs Commission
Mr. Mohamad Ali Smaiw Training Coordinator [email protected]
27 Morocco Ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'Administration
Ms. Aouatif Baccacha Directeur des études, de la communication et de la coopération
28 Morocco Institut Supérieur de l’Administration
Mr. Ahmed Hassouni Directeur [email protected]
29 Morocco Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ms. Naima Meziane Belfkih Deputy Director of the Directorate of Administrative and General affairs In charge of the Institute of Finance
[email protected] [email protected]
30 Sudan Central Bank of Sudan Mr. Awad Abdallah Abu Shook
Human Resources General Manager
31 Sudan Ministry of Finance and National Economy
Ms. Samia Saleh Mohamad Training Manager [email protected]
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32 Sudan Academy for financial and economic studies - Ministry of Finance
Ms. Awatif Abdelrahim Othman
General Manager [email protected]
33 Sudan Supreme Council for Local Governance and human Resource Development, South Kordfan State
Mr. Ali Ahmad Dagash Advisor [email protected]
34 Sudan Ministry of Finance and Civil Service, Red Sea State
Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Adam General Director [email protected]
35 Tunisia National School of Finance
Ms. Habiba Jelassi Alaya General director [email protected]
36 Turkey Middle East Development Network Corporation
Mr. Ghiath Hawari Delegate in Kuwait [email protected]; [email protected]
37 UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
Dr. Bassem Younes Director of Strategic Alliances [email protected]
38 UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
Mr. Salem Al Shamsi Director of Government Relations [email protected]
39 Yemen Financial Institute Mr. Nassr Al Harbi Dean [email protected]
40 Yemen Financial Institute Ms. Ejlal Shoja'a Addin Human Resources Manager [email protected]
41 Yemen Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Dr. Abduljalil Al Soufi Minister Advisor (representing the Minister of Planning Dr. Mohamad Al Saadi)
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Appendix 3: Presentation of GIFT-MENA Progress and Achievements for October 2012-January 2014
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Appendix 4: How to contribute to the GIFT-MENA website?
