This meeting was marked by the exchange of experiences and good practices in Morocco and Wallonia-Brussels in the field of the establishment of tools and mechanisms for citizen participation, as well as continuing education in citizen participation, reports a CESE press release.
In a speech on the occasion, Ahmed Réda Chami, President of the CESE, underlined the importance of citizen participation in the co-construction of public policies in Morocco.
In this sense, he highlighted the various initiatives put in place by the Council to encourage debate, in particular its digital platform ouchariko.ma, and citizen workshops organized in the regions and universities, indicates the press release.
For her part, the General Delegate of Wallonia-Brussels in Morocco, Chiraz El Fassi, insisted on the importance of the participation of young people in the political decision-making process.
She also shared the successful initiatives carried out in Wallonia, aimed at developing participatory tools, such as projects and consultative councils, as well as citizen service with the aim of making institutions more efficient and above all more adapted to today’s expectations. ‘today.
For her part, the director of cooperation and cultural action at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nadia El Hnot, highlighted the bilateral program signed during the Commission permanent mixed Morocco/Wallonia-Brussels in May 2023.
She insisted on the central role of young people in the promotion of participatory democracy and their involvement in public affairs, adds the same source.
Speaking at the first panel, Latifa Benwakrim and Amine Mounir Alaoui, members of the EESC, highlighted the relevance of having transparent institutional mechanisms and taking into account citizen feedback to guarantee active and sustainable participation, as well as the need to a systematic and structured approach to effectively involve citizens.