The OECD Secretariat wishes to express its gratitude to all those who made this report possible. First and foremost, thanks are due to the Government of Tunisia, in particular to the Presidency of the Government, the Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment and the municipalities of La Marsa, Sayada and Sfax, for their constant support during the various workshops and peer review missions for this project. The OECD would also like to extend its gratitude to all the other stakeholders – from civil society and the private sector – who took part in the peer review.
In addition, the OECD would like to thank the public officials who served as peer reviewers: Guy Grenier (Montreal, Canada), Fréderic Benhaim (Paris/ Ile-de-France Region, France) and Paul-Henri Philips (Brussels Region, Belgium).
This report was prepared by the Directorate for Public Governance at the OECD, headed by Marcos Bonturi, as part of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme. It falls within the framework of the “Open Government” project, managed by the Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, under the responsibility of Martin Forst. The report was produced under the strategic direction of Alessandro Bellantoni, head of the Open Government Unit. The peer review and drafting process was led by policy analyst Katharina Zuegel. The report was written by Katharina Zuegel, with support and contributions from Paqui Santonja, project co-ordinator and policy analyst. Caroline Rolland-Diamond provided editorial support and Roxana Glavanov was responsible for layout and proofreading. Administrative support was provided by Michelle Ortiz.
The report was developed in line with the mandate to promote open government reforms in the MENA region, received by the OECD within the context of the G7 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition. The OECD wishes to thank the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States for its financial support.