The World Bank Report No: ISR15386 Implementation Status & Results Morocco MA Accountability and Transparency DPL (P130903) Public Disclosure Copy Project Name: MA Accountability and Transparency DPL (P130903) Program Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 13-Jul-2014 Country: Morocco Approval FY: 2014 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Development Policy Lending Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 29-Oct-2013 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date 13-Dec-2013 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Document) The First Transparency and Accountability DPL is the first operation in a new governance programmatic series initiated after the adoption of a new Constitution in Morocco, on July 1, 2011, in the regional context of the Arab Spring. The objective of this DPL series is to support the concretization of key new constitutional governance principles and rights, aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and enhancing citizen engagement and access to information. The DPL supports the first phase of the Government's program to implement the Constitution's key governance principles and rights. Has the Program Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Implementation Status Overview Public Disclosure Copy Project has been declared effective on December 13, 2013 and full amount disbursed. 9 of the 10 prior actions were fulfilled before negotiation (September 9, 2013), while the 10th prior action was met before Board presentation (October 29, 2013). This ISR reflects the results of the first supervision mission conducted jointly with the EU and the AfDB from May 12 to 20, 2014. Overall the progress made to date towards the achievement of the development objective is considered satisfactory as is the implementation of the program's core reforms and agreed prior actions. The performance informed budgeting reform is progressing well with 8 ministries currently preparing a more programmatic budget structure and a performance plan. The organic budget law is pending parliamentary approval. The selectivity of ex-ante financial controls has exceeded the targets and work has started on the performance monitoring and auditing. The new procurement decree is effective as of January 1st, 2014 and trainers have been trained across the public sector. Fiscal transparency has increased through proactive disclosure by the MoF, the roll out of a financial management information system (GID-CL) to local governments and the gradual implementation of the State owned Enterprises (SoE) governance code. A draft access to information law has been submitted to Cabinet for adoption in order to concretize the constitutional right to information in line with international standards and good practice. Citizen engagement has been stimulated through increased disclosure and consultation on draft laws and the conduct of a year-long and country wide national Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15386 dialogue on the constitutional rights of civil society. This dialogue produced proposals for the organic laws on public petitions and legislative motions, which now need to be translated in legal drafts, posted for on-line consultation and adopted. The law on public-private partnerships has been adopted by the lower chamber of parliament in February and is since pending adoption in the upper chamber. A draft law on the governance and financial control of SoEs has been prepared but it is recommended to focus rather on the actual implementation of the new SoE governance code and performance contracting to increase the program's tangible results. Likewise, considering the lack of visibility of the Public Disclosure Copy regionalization agenda and the revision of competence sharing between the State, regional and local governments it seems premature to reform the transfer and equalization system. It is thus recommended to focus more on tangible measures improving the management of local finances and intergovernmental fiscal relations. Substantial progress has been made in citizens' access to key administrative services, such as birth certificates, through the roll out of the e-government application called Watiqa. This service will be gradually rolled out to all local governments. While important progress has been made during the first six months, risks remain high for the timely delivery of the second operation, which foresees the adoption of important legislation (organic budget law, law on public-private partnerships, organic law on public petitions, law on access to information). The Bank is actively supporting these reforms, including through the New Governance framework implementation support project financed by the MENA Transition Fund. This can help mitigate this risk upstream but not the adoption of these laws by Parliament. Results Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of parliamentary questions on Number Value 0.00 0.00 6.00 performance Date 31-Dec-2013 31-May-2014 31-Oct-2015 Comments Increase in the internal and external accountability on the use of public resources, through formalized performance M&E and evidenced by parliamentary questions on performance Percentage of SoEs and agencies that have Percentage Value 20.00 80.00 implemented critical elements of the Date 31-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 governance code a) established a governance Comments committee PEFA indicators (PI) related to budget Text Value PEFA Indicators: PEFA Indicators: Public Disclosure Copy transparency (nº6), policy based budgeting No: 6-B, 12-C, 26-D, 27-B No: 6-A, 12-B, 26-C, 27-A (nº12) and external scrutiny (nº 26 and 27) Date 01-May-2009 31-Dec-2015 Comments Budget transparency, link with PEFA update is expected to policies, and oversight be conducted mid-2015 improved as evidenced by a based on the new one notch increase in PEFA methodology. This might scores (PI 6, 12, 26 and 27) implicate an adjustment for some indicators. Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15386 Statistics on the demand and supply of birth Number Value 576.00 3000.00 certificates online: Number of requests Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Improve access and reduce Public Disclosure Copy corruption in the provision of administrative services through e-government. Statistics on the demand and supply of birth Number Value 531.00 2850.00 certificates online: Number of certificates Sub Type provided Supplemental Budget execution rate of the first 5 ministries Percentage Value 70.00 80.00 adopting a 3 year rolling budget framework with Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 programmatic allocations Comments Number of procuring entities subject to the new Number Value 1571.00 3345.00 procurement rules Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments 3345 public entities, including 180 public agencies and 2500 local governments Savings through the use of electronic Percentage Value 0.00 10.00 procurement and reverse auctions Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Savings on the supplies purchased through reverse auctions A unified legal and regulatory framework for Text Value Non Fully operational PPPs fostering transparency and competition is Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 operational Comments Gallup World Poll Survey indicator measuring Text Value Male 13%; Female 7% Male 15.6%; Female 8.4% citizen engagement in government affairs: Date 30-Jun-2012 “Have you voiced opinion to official in thepast Comments Enhancing Citizen's Voice Increased citizen month?” Public Disclosure Copy and public participation engagement, confirmed by an increase in positive responses by 20%. Percentage of SoEs and agencies that have Percentage Value 0.00 70.00 implemented critical elements of the Date 31-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 governance code b) adopted a risk framework Comments Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15386 Percentage of SoEs and agencies that have Percentage Value 10.00 80.00 published on their website (i) up to date Date 31-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 financial statements and (ii) the members and Comments activity of their governance structure Public Disclosure Copy Percentage of municipalities with real time Percentage Value 0.00 80.00 information on budget execution via GID Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Score of the Open Budget Index (OBI) from the Number Value 38.00 42.00 International Budget Partnership (IBP) Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Increasing fiscal transparency and access to information Score of the Open Government partnership’s Number Value 2.00 4.00 (OGP) on access to information Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Increasing fiscal 4 out of 4 transparency and access to information. 2 out of 4 Number of SOEs and agencies subject to ex- Number Value 222.00 200.00 ante financial controls Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Budget execution rate of SOEs and agencies Percentage Value 61.40 70.00 Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Number of draft laws and regulations made Number Value 45.00 59.00 public on the SGG's website Date 31-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments 45 draft legal texts, mainly Expansion of draft legal texts focusing on trade and published by 30%. Public Disclosure Copy investment have been published between 2009-2012 Data on Financial Performance (as of 23-Dec-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P130903 IBRD-82950 Effective 29-Oct-2013 02-Dec-2013 13-Dec-2013 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR15386 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P130903 IBRD-82950 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 206.73 0.00 103.00 Tranches Public Disclosure Copy Tranche 1 Amount (USD) Expected Release Date Actual Release Date Status 0 Pending Released Key Decisions Regarding Implementation * Close monitoring of the delivery risks and proactivity with the MAGG and MoF regarding the timely fulfillment of the triggers foreseen for DPL 2. * Policy dialogue with counterparts to strengthen the focus in the second operation on policy and institutional measures yielding tangible results in line with the PDO and the results framework. * Support the implementation of the program's key reforms, through the New Governance framework implementation support project financed by the MENA Transition Fund * Maximize inter-linkages and synergies between these horizontal governance reforms and sector specific reforms and Bank operations, in line with the new Country Partnership Strategy (2014-2017). Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Operations There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5