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Promoting government responsibility through cooperation

Conference programme                                                       

On 7 March 2012, at the Pierre Mendès-France Conference Centre, Paris, France.
Topics will be discussed in French and English, with simultaneous translation.

Event under the aegis of the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, the Minister for the Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform, Government Spokeperson, and the Minister for the Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing.

• 8h30: Welcome coffee
  
• 9h-9h20: Opening speeches

  Mrs Agnès ARCIER ADETEF Chairwoman (France)

  H. E. Dr Ashraf ABDEL WAHAB Acting Minister of State for Administrative Development (Egypt) (See biography)

                                                 
• 9h20-10h50 : Introductory session: The user, the citizen and the administration: sharing responsibility for public action
  Domestic events in the southern and eastern Mediterranean basin, designated as the Arab Spring, have served as a reminder that the relationship between public policies and social aspirations is a cornerstone of national public governance. How and why should the user/citizen be placed at the core of these policies? 
  • Mr Paul CLAIRET, Policy Advisor, Directorate General for Development and Cooperation, European Commission (European Union)
  • Mr Hedi LARBI, Regional Director of Middle East,
    World Bank, Beyrouth
  • Mr Patrick N’GOUAN, National Coordinator of the Convention of Ivorian Civil Society (Ivory Coast)
  • Mr Michael RUFFNER, Director of Technical Assistance, Department of Treasury (USA)
  • Moderator: Mrs Delphine d’AMARZIT, General Inspector of Finance, Head of the Multilateral Affairs and Development Service, Directorate General of Treasury, Ministry for the Economy (France)
    
    (See biographies)
• 11h20-13h : Roundtable 1: Accountability in user relations, transparency of public policies 
  Finding the balance between carrying out public tasks, especially in matters ruled by sovereign functions of the State, and accountability with respect to citizens/taxpayers, is necessary. Issues will be discussed using examples of policies implemented in partner countries, some with French and international assistance. 
  • Mr Mouhamadou Makhtar CISSE, Director General of Customs,
    Ministry for the Economy and Finance (Senegal)
  • Mr Artur PAPAJANI, Taxpayers Advocate and former Director General of Taxation, Ministry of Finance (Albania)
  • Mr Abderrahmane RAOUYA, Director General of Taxation,
    Ministry of Finance (Algeria)
  • Mr Filiga Michel SAWADOGO, Director General of Taxation, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Burkina Faso)
  • Mr Vyacheslav TOLKOVANOV, Director of the National Agency on Civil Service (Ukraine)
  • Mrs Rabha ZEIDGUY, former Secretary General of the Central Authority for the Prevention of Corruption, and current Member of the High Council for Audio-visual Communication (Morocco)
  • Moderator: Mr Bruno PARENT, General Inspector of Finance (France)
    
    (See biographies) 
• 14h30-14h50
  Screening of an ADETEF documentary on the fields of technical assistance
   
• 14h50-16h30: Roundtable 2: Policies for sustainable economic development, new issues of responsibility
  Public authorities are generally responsible vis-à-vis their users for setting the conditions for sustainable economic development. In these matters, public responsibility extends to the means and processes mobilized, as well as to the results. How can public authorities build citizen support for these new areas of public policy? How can technical assistance contribute to making them a success?  
  • Mrs Houda ALLAL, Strategy Director of the Mediterranean Energy Observatory
  • Mrs Latifa ECHIHABI, Director General of the National Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Business (Morocco)
  • Mr Sami GHAZALI, Director of the Unit of Development of Digital Economy,
    Ministry of Communication Technologies (Tunisia)
  • Mr Mohamed HAMMOUDA, Training Expert, former wilaya Director of Tourism (Algeria)
  • Mr Osman MAHOMED, Executive Chairman of the Maurice Ile Durable Commission (Mauritius)
  • Moderator: Mrs Michèle PAPPALARDO, Chief Counsellor at the Court of Accounts (France)
    
    (See biographies)
• 16h30-16h45: Conclusion
  • Mr Etienne ROLLAND-PIÈGUE, Deputy Director for Global Economy and Development Strategies, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)
    (See biography)
• Other guests in the audience :
  • Mr Kouakou Pascal ABINAN, Director General of Taxation,
    Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ivory Coast)
  • Mrs Manal ASSIR, Revenue Administration Advisor, Middle East Technical Assistance Center, IMF (Lebanon)
  • Mr Amadou BA, Director General of Taxation and Domains,
    Ministry of Economy and Finance (Senegal)
  • Mrs Lily BEGIASHVILI, Deputy Director General of Revenue Service,
    Ministry of Finance (Georgia)
  • Mr Noureddine BENSOUDA, General Treasurer of the Kingdom,
    Ministry of Economy and Finance (Morocco)
  • Mr Saša MOGIĆ, Deputy Minister in charge of e-Administration,
    Ministry for Public Administration and Local Self-Government (Serbia)
  • Mr Dragutin RADOSLAVJEVIC, Director General of the Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance (Serbia)
  • Mr Andrian TIMOTIN, Deputy Director of the Main State Tax Inspectorate, Ministry of Finance (Moldavia)

Updated March 12 2012