Initiative on Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: Activities: By OECD/GfD

Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries Initiative Coordinators' Meeting
Paris, France, 01/03/2006 - 01/03/2006.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
The main objective of the meeting was to prepare the next milestone of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD) Initiative: the Steering Group Meeting at Ministerial Level, which will be held in Sharm-el-Sheikh back-to-back with the World Economic Forum on 20-22 May 2006.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First High Level Seminar on E-Procurement
Naples, Italy, 30/01/2006 - 31/01/2006.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This was the first High Level Seminar on E-Procurement, which took place on 30-31 January 2006 in Naples, Italy. The seminar was one of the key outcomes identified at the First Regional Meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD) Initiative’s Working Group II on E-Government and Administrative Simplification in September 2005 in Dubai.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Good Governance for Development in the Arab States Initiative's Regional Working Group I: Technical Coordination Meeting Assessment Case Studies
Rabat, Morocco, 08/12/2005 - 09/12/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This meeting was a technical co-ordination meeting for the assessment of case studies on civil service and integrity undertaken by Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, which was held on 8-9 December 2005 in Rabat, Morocco.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Capacity Building Seminar on Regulatory Reform
Tunis, Tunisia, 24/11/2005 - 25/11/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This 2-day Capacity Building Seminar on Regulatory Reform was held on 24 – 25 November 2005 in Tunis, which brought together a limited number of invited Arab and Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD) experts to reflect on the outcomes of the first round of Working Group meetings and plan concrete steps for the next phase of the Initiative in the fields of public service delivery, regulatory reform and administrative simplification.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab States Initiative's Regional Working Group III
Cairo, Egypt, 01/10/2005 - 03/10/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This was the first meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD) Initiative’s Working Group III on Governance of Public Finance, which took place in Cairo, Egypt, on 1-3 October 2005.
Agenda, Background and Publications

Special Session of the Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform in the Framework of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries Initiative
Paris, France, 28/09/2005 - 28/09/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
In the framework of Working Group IV of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries Initiative (GfD) Initiative, co-chaired by Tunisia, the United Kingdom and Italy, a meeting of a Focus Group on Regulatory Reform back-to-back with a Special Session of the OECD Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform was held in Paris at the Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD) headquarters on 28 September 2005.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab States Initiative's Regional Working Group II
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12/09/2005 - 13/09/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This was the first meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD) Initiative’s Regional Working Group II on E-government and Administrative Simplification, which took place in Dubai, UAE on 12 – 13 September 2005.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab States Initiative's Regional Working Group I
Rabat, Morocco, 18/07/2005 - 19/07/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This was the first meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab Countries (GfD) Initiative’s Regional Working Group I on Civil Service and Integrity, which took place in Rabat, Morocco, on 18-19 July 2005 and was hosted by the Moroccan State Minister for Economic and General Affairs, Mr. Rachid Talbi El Alami.
Agenda, Background and Publications

First Meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab States Initiative's Regional Working Group IV
Tunis, Tunisia, 28/06/2005 - 29/06/2005.
Organized by: Organization for Economic Co-ordination and Development (OECD).
This was the first meeting of the Good Governance for Development in the Arab States (GfD) Initiative’s Regional Working Group IV on Public Service Delivery, Public-Private Partnership and Regulatory Reform, which took place in Tunis, Tunisia, on 28-29 June 2005.
Agenda, Background and Publications