Tunisia ranked first in North Africa in matters of governance

TUNIS, Oct. 3, 2009 (TAP) - Tunisia was ranked first in North Africa in matters of governance with a score of 71.5 points out of 1

TUNIS, Oct. 3, 2009 (TAP) - Tunisia was ranked first in North Africa in matters of governance with a score of 71.5 points out of 100 by the annual report of “Kennedy School of Government,” an academic institution coming under the prestigious American University of Harvard .

Tunisia distinguished itself by its performance in matters of “human development,” “transparency and rule of law” and the “climate of security” prevailing in the country, with scores of 89, 70.5 and 100 points respectively.

Tunisia was ranked ahead of Algeria (7th), Morocco (12th), Egypt (18th) and Libya (21st).

This third report, which focused this year on “Strengthening Governance in Africa,” sets ranking on the basis of 57 indices of good governance centred on such determinants as security, transparency, rule of law, participation and human rights, economic stability and human development.

The report stands out by its emphasis on the correlation between good governance, on the one hand, and development and security of each country, on the other. The document points out, in this regard, that “best governed African countries are those which are well led, provide their citizens with the best services, hold free and fair elections and are the least corrupt.”

Findings of this report, which includes for the first time North African countries in its rankings, were presented last Thursday in Washington in a conference held at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

Emphasis was laid, during this conference, on the overall vision of governance adopted by the University of Harvard compared to other institutions. The latter focus on political governance, viz. democracy, human rights and rule of law.

Made public after the successive reports of the Davos Economic Forum, which ranked Tunisia among the best countries in the world in matters of economic competitiveness, these results confirm good health of the Tunisian economy which, despite the difficult international situation and thanks to an efficient leadership, has kept the momentum and is pursuing untiringly the work of political, economic and social progress started since the advent of the November 7 Change.

Source: TAP

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