Within the framework of the MENA-OECD Programme, the Digital Government Study of Lebanon was prepared by the Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) of the OECD, under the leadership of Acting Director, Janos Bertok.
The study was produced by GOV’s Open and Innovative Government Division (OIG), under the supervision of Barbara-Chiara Ubaldi, Deputy Head of Division and Head of the Digital Government and Data Unit in OIG.
The introduction, chapters 1 and 2 were drafted by Zina Akrout and Ethel Hui Yan Tan, Junior Policy Researchers and Advisors in GOV/OIG. Chapter 3 was drafted by Ethel Hui Yan Tan. All chapters benefited from the strategic direction and revisions of Barbara-Chiara Ubaldi and João Ricardo Vasconcelos, Digital Government Policy Analyst in GOV/OIG. João Ricardo Vasconcelos also served as the lead co-ordinator for the Digital Government Study. Alison Rygh, former Digital Government Secondee, supported the initial management of the project. Karine Badr, Open Government Policy Analyst in GOV/OIG, reviewed and provided comments. Liz Zachary edited and prepared the document for publication and Liv Gaunt provided administrative support.
The OECD Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials (E-Leaders) provided the essential knowledge and background for the development of the current review. The E-Leaders come from OECD member and non-member countries and develop digital government policy guidance with the OECD on how governments can maximise the potential and fulfil the principal functions of digital technologies and data in innovative, open, transparent, sustainable and resilient ways. The OECD is especially grateful to the following national peer reviewers from Italy and Portugal who provided valuable direction and contributions to the review:
Giulia Temperini, International Activities Co-ordination Officer at the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID), Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy;
Pedro Viana, Director of Digital Transformation, Agency for Administrative Modernisation, Ministry of State Modernisation and Public Administration, Portugal.
This project would not have been possible without the support of the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) of Lebanon, and benefited greatly from the assistance of Nasser Israoui, Director of the Technical Co-operation Unit at OMSAR, as well as May Baaklini and Joe Hage, former advisors at OMSAR. The review team wishes to acknowledge the important contributions provided by the many stakeholders from the public and private sector during the fact-finding interviews during the mission to Beirut in June 2019. Finally, the OECD wishes to thank the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and the Italian Agency for Development Co-operation for the support they have provided throughout the project.