Only 8 out of 12 regions maintain official websites, with Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Drâa-Tafilalet, and Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra lagging behind, the Tafaara Research Center said in its fourth annual report on the right to access information in Morocco’s local governments.
Citizen participation data dominates published content, while financial data remains scarce.
All eight regions with websites share details on council compositions, committees, agendas, and contact information.
Only Fès-Meknès discloses the names of officials handling information requests.
Béni Mellal-Khénifra stands out for publishing past budgets, audits, and evaluations.
Public procurement plans are also declining with four regions sharing them in 2023, dropping to just two (Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima and the Oriental region) in 2024.
At the provincial level, just 19 of 75 provinces had official websites in 2023 , with four going offline in 2024.
Sefrou province ranked highest in online transparency, followed by Settat and Inezgane Aït Melloul.
Financial transparency at the provincial level remains virtually absent.
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