Good Governance for Development (Gfd) in Arab Countries Initiative

Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative

Working Group IV on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Regulatory Reform

Fourth Regional Meeting of the GfD Working Group IV on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform

Agenda

29 April 2008 InterContinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan 9.00 – 9.30 Registration

9.30 – 10.15 Opening session

Moderator: Mr. Josef Konvitz, Head, Regulatory Policy Division, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD. Welcome and opening remarks. Interventions:  H.E. Mr. Nader Dahabi, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Jordan.

 Mr. Kheireddine Ben Soltane, Legal and Legislative Advisor to the Government, Tunisia, Chair of Working Group IV on Public Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Reform

10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break

10.45 – 12.30 Session 1. Current developments in Arab countries and Future Programme of Work for Working Group IV

Arab countries are invited to present to the Working Group current developments and on-going activities on public service delivery, public-private partnerships and regulatory reform in their countries, identifying priorities and future activities to be implemented in the framework of the GfD Initiative.  Mr. Rashid Abdulrahman Ishaq, Director Recruitment, Civil Service Bureau, Bahrain.  Mr. Ashraf Abdel Wahab, Deputy Minister, Ministry of State for Administrative Development, Egypt.  Mr. Mohamed Al-Wreikat, Manager of Simplifying Procedures and Service Development, Ministry of Public Sector Development, Jordan.  Mrs. Joelle Fawaz, Magistrate, Department for Legislation and Consultations, Ministry of Justice, Lebanon. Ms. Rita Chidiac, Assistant Policy Analyst, Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR), Lebanon.  Ms. Rachida Idchabani, State Engineer, Department Manager, Ministry of Industry, Business and New Technologies, Morocco.  Mr. Khalil El-Rifai, Legal Advisor and Head of Legal Department, Palestinian Council of Ministers, Cabinet Secretariat, Palestinian National Authority. Mr. Ali Abu Diak, Deputy Assistant for Legal and Professional Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Palestinian National Authority.  Mr. Kheireddine Ben Soltane, Legal and legislative Advisor to the Government, Tunisia.

 Mr. Mohamed Alhawri, Deputy Minister for Economic Forecast and Economic Studies, Ministry of Planning and International Co-operation, Yemen. OECD Secretariat will present on the different modalities of future work envisaged in the second phase of the GfD Initiative.  Mr. Carlos Conde, Programme Coordinator, OECD-MENA Governance Programme, Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD.  Ms. Delia Rodrigo, Administrator and Policy Analyst, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD.

12.30 – 13.00 Wrap up session.

Moderator: Mr. Josef Konvitz, Head, Regulatory Policy Division, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD This session will present an opportunity for Arab countries to summarise future activities of the Working Group IV based on the results of the discussions. Participants are kindly invited to wrap up the activities that their countries would be interested in organising in 2008-2010.

13.00 – 14.15 Lunch