The Moroccan experience in financial reform was presented, Friday in Tunis, as part of the second Arab Financial Forum for the Sharjah Prize for Public Finance, organized under the theme “Digital financial technologies and their role in the development of finance public “.
In a presentation entitled “Financial reform in Morocco: Pillars, governance and role of digitalization in improving effectiveness and efficiency”, the director of resources and general affairs at the delegated ministry responsible for Digital transition and Administration Reform, Aziz Khalladi, indicated that tax reform in Morocco is mainly based on improving the efficiency of the performance of public administration, while setting out the strategic vision of the government in the medium term to achieve economic and social development objectives.
The reform is also focused on the identification of public policy priorities while ensuring their coherence, the adoption of programs which reflect the strategy of the different ministries, the development of objectives capable of being evaluated on the basis of digitalized indicators, as well as the establishment of principles and rules for evaluation, control and accountability, continued Mr. Khaladi.
“Digitalization is a tool for transparency and development of public finances,” indicated, for his part, the acting secretary general of “Transparency Morocco,” Ahmed Bernoussi, in a presentation entitled “Digitalization as a tool for transparency and efficiency in the management of public administrations and institutions and the development of public finances”.
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Mr. Bernoussi noted that digitalization is also a means of accelerating the action of public administration and ensuring its transparency, given that the digitalization of administrative procedures and documents makes it possible to evaluate the efficiency and efficiency of the administration and to ensure the transparency of the administrative process. It also saves time, saves people’s travel costs and reduces the financial costs of the State.
This two-day forum was an opportunity to address topics related to digital financial technologies and their impact on the development of public finances, the challenges of digital transformation, artificial intelligence in government services, information security and electronic financial systems.
The Sharjah Public Finance Prize aims to promote and disseminate the culture of quality and excellence as an approach to develop and improve the performance of Arab financial institutions, through the adoption and application of the standards of excellence of the prices, as well as the dissemination and exchange of expertise, experiences and practices in financial management.
The award also aims to encourage the optimal use of financial resources by using the best financial and administrative systems to achieve sustainable development and to provide very comprehensive and accurate indicators to assist policy makers, decision makers and strategic planners in the area of public finance.
