Good Governance & Administration Reform: Positive Results Achieved - Head of Govt.

Aware of the role of governance and the fight against corruption in the establishment of rules of good governance and administration reform and the optimization of its services, the government has given a major priority to these areas and made significant efforts in that regard, said the Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani.

Since the beginning of its mandate, the government is committed to the implementation of reforms related to these projects, to achieve the expected objectives for the benefit of the citizen and the economy so as to facilitate the life of citizens and businesses, overcome the constraints and difficulties they face, and moralize public life, El Otmani said in a message published on the official website of his department.

In this message, the official highlighted the Government’s clear vision in this area, recalling that the government’s 2016-2021 agenda has focused on dedicating good governance and reinforcing the values of integrity and reform of the administration while identifying a series of reforms and measures following a detailed and precise plan that builds on the government’s resources.

This plan, he said, “also requires collective action, a broad involvement of citizens and responsible participation of all stakeholders, to ensure the success of these major projects.”

El Otmani noted that the government has worked to capitalize on the reforms and achievements of previous governments, by implementing them and giving them a new impetus, along with new reforms.

The message recalled that the national strategy to fight corruption -developed in a participatory manner in 2015- has been implemented since 2017. Thanks to this dynamic, the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has been steadily evolving, with its rate reaching 41 between 2017 and 2020, under the current government mandate, against 33.2 during the 2002-2006 mandate.

The government has also launched major reforms such as the implementation of the decentralization charter, “which will bring about a fundamental change in the administrative structure and support the advanced regionalization project” and the enactment of the right to information law, which allows for more transparency and clarity.

Other initiatives have been launched such as the projects to accelerate the digital transformation of the administration which optimizes administrative services and brings them closer to the users and the expansion and strengthening of the functions and competencies of the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight against Corruption (INPPLC), according to the same source.

Regarding the simplification of administrative procedures and formalities, the Head of Government stressed that all government’s departments, institutions and public institutions, as well as territorial collectivities, have been working for several months to rise to the challenge, through the upcoming launch of the national portal of the administration (PNA), meant to be a unified national base of administrative decisions adopted by the administration, according to the provisions of Law 55.19 on the simplification of procedures and administrative formalities.