Initiative on Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: About GfD

Programme Strategy and Value Added

The Programme strategy is to make the best use of the three fundamental elements necessary to promote positive and sustainable reform: (i) conducive political environment and commitment demonstrated by both Arab and OECD countries; (ii) availability of technical expertise of senior practitioners and; (iii) active mobilization of financial resources to support programme activities. The Programme capitalizes on the evident willingness and desire of all partners to succeed in fulfilling the objectives of the Initiative through effective implementation of its programme activities. The strong ownership of the Thematic Coordinators, chosen on a self-selection basis, is a cornerstone of the Programme Strategy. The value added of the programme is measured by the following elements:

1. Regional and National Ownership: Initiative is driven by Arab governments' political commitment to implement the programme through partnerships and cooperation with UNDP and OECD.
2. Relevance to the specificity and diversity of policy environment of each Arab country: Activities do not propose the transfer of ready-made solutions but rather to design innovative solutions and relevant approaches to fit complex and different country situations.
3. Inclusiveness of main actors: the State, the private sector and civil society organizations and media will participate in programme implementation.
4. Complementatrity with Arab regional cooperation efforts: The Initiative supports Arab countries in developing regional networks and partnerships to foster development efforts.
5. Complementarity with ongoing national, regional, international and bilateral efforts: Arab governments cooperate with different sources in their development efforts and have therefore, various initiatives and programmes. The work on the different themes and the policy dialogue that it entails will help such programmes to be better conceived, strongly owned and effectively implemented.