ACRC, Providing Support for Tunisia, the First Exporting Country of e-People, in the Advancement of the System

- Jointly launched an on-site factual survey with KOICA and civilian experts –

(November 2 2022, ACRC)

e-People, an online government complaint channel run by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui, ACRC) has implemented a project to facilitate e-People system in the Repulic of Tunisia, the first exporting country of such system.

The ACRC has launched an on-site factual survey for the advancement of e-People system in Tunisia staring from November 2.

e-People system in Tunisia was launched in 2018 after establishing its foundation as part of support project by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Tunisian citizens can easily file a complaint, submit ideas for administrative improvement, and report corruption through the system online.

The factual survey was carried out in an effort to implement measures to facilitate the operation of e-People in Tunisia, such as expanding agencies using such system and strengthening the capacity of the operating agency.

KOICA, university professors, and civilian experts jointly participated in the factual survey along with the ACRC.

Based on the result of the factual survey, the 2023 budget will be allocated, and the advancement project will be promoted from 2024 to 2026.

The ACRC signed an MOU with Tunisia in 2012 in order to export e-People and sent experts to provide diverse supports, such as from establishing e-People system to sharing technology, information, and experiences of operation.

In March this year, the ACRC visited Tunisia and listened to the current status of the operation and its difficulties. Moreover, the Commission promoted the current status of the e-People operation and ways to advance it twice in August and September, involving senior officials and public officials with duties related to civil complaints, including the vice minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia.

ACRC Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui said, “e-People is a brand representing Korea’s digital E-government. The ACRC will take this project on the advancement of e-People in Tunisia as an opportunity to further export e-People to other countries, such as Africa.”