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:
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H.E. Mr. Nader Dahabi, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Jordan.
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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.
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Mr. Rashid Abdulrahman Ishaq, Director Recruitment, Civil Service Bureau, Bahrain.
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Mr. Ashraf Abdel Wahab, Deputy Minister, Ministry of State for Administrative Development,
Egypt.
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Mr. Mohamed Al-Wreikat, Manager of Simplifying Procedures and Service Development,
Ministry of Public Sector Development, Jordan.
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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.
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Ms. Rachida Idchabani, State Engineer, Department Manager, Ministry of Industry, Business and
New Technologies, Morocco.
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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.
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Mr. Kheireddine Ben Soltane, Legal and legislative Advisor to the Government, Tunisia.
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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
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of the GfD Initiative.
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Mr. Carlos Conde, Programme Coordinator, OECD-MENA Governance Programme, Directorate
for Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD.
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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
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