Joint Learning Initiatives
Tools for implementing reforms
Christian Vergez
Head of Division
Public Governance and Territorial Development
Directorate
OECD
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New tools for cooperation
To respond to Arab country demand for
increased cooperation
To build on existing competencies and
skills in Arab and OECD countries
JOINT
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
JOINT
LEARNING
INITIATIVES
JOINT
LEARNING
STUDIES
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What are the Joint Learning Initiatives?
JOINT
LEARNING
ACTIVITIES
Capacity building and
technical knowledge
JOINT
LEARNING
INITIATIVES
JOINT
LEARNING
STUDIES
WHAT
Review and advice
emerging from a process of
mutual learning
Specific topics related to
identified GfD thematic
priorities (e.g. ID-cards;
managing conflict of
interest, measuring red
tape, performance-related
pay schemes)
FOCUS
Specific area (electronic
driving license, law
drafting, articles of UNCAC)
or whole system (e-gov,
integrity framework,
regulatory reform)
Technical seminars
animated by government
experts
FORM
country study using a
methodology adapted from
the OECD
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Pilot Joint Learning Study
Integrity in Public Procurement in Morocco
Quality:
Review methodology and analytical framework that build on OECD work
on integrity in public procurement.
Independence:
Assessment and proposals for action are provided to Morocco by
“peers”, government officials with practical experience in public
procurement, with the support of the OECD Secretariat.
A balanced approach:
Perspectives from Arab and OECD countries with different systems are
taken into account to provide a range of options for reform for the
country being reviewed – Canada, Dubai/UAE and France.
Joint Learning for country and peer reviewers:
The reviewed country shares with other countries its experience and
good practices . Countries participating in the review learn from the
review country’s practices and approaches.
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Examples of proposed Joint Learning Studies for
2008-2009
E-government and administrative
simplification
Lebanon
Electronic Driving License
Morocco
Integrity in Public procurement
(Article 9 of the UNCAC)
Implementation of codes of
conduct
(Article 8 of the UNCAC)
Preventive Anti-Corruption Bodies
(Article 6 of the UNCAC)
Yemen,
Palestinian National Authority
Jordan,
Mauritania
Egypt,
Morocco
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Questions for discussion
1. How Joint Learning Studies could be beneficial to support
the implementation of reform in your country context?
2. How would you improve the Joint Learning Study
methodology to take into account Arab country’s
administrative development context?
3. What specific Joint Learning Initiative (including Joint
Learning Activity and Joint Learning Study) your country
would be interested in requesting and/or participating in?
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