Study visit of Tunisian Economic Knowledge-Producing Institutions (structures productrices de savoirs économiques - SPSE in french)

This visit is part of the second edition of the Savoirs Éco mentoring program, led by FERDI, which currently supports five new Tunisian SPSE in producing and disseminating policy briefs on economic and sustainable development issues in Tunisia. 

The objectives of this study visit are to:

• Strengthen the quality of support by facilitating direct exchanges with mentors during dedicated meetings;
• Encourage the sharing of experiences by organizing meetings with key institutions involved in economic and sustainable development debates in France;
• Stimulate reflection by providing EKPIs with platforms to present, discuss, and further develop their work.

↪ Reversing the Local Resource Curse in the Gafsa Mining Area
Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Gafsa

Study visit participants:

• Rachdi NASRI, Head of Business Administration Department
• Riadh RADDAOUI, Technology Lecturer

Mentor: Abir YAHYAOUI, Senior Manager Tunisia, Natural Resource Governance Institute

↪ Personal Income Tax and Fiscal Justice Challenges in Tunisia
Al Bawsala

Study visit participant:

• Lamice TOUAITI, Policy and Public Finance Project Officer (visa pending)

Mentor: Zouhair EL KADHI, Senior Macro-Fiscal Expert, Pragma Corporation

↪ Fiscal Transparency in Tunisia
Tunisian Association for Fiscal Governance

Study visit participants:

• Sofiene BEN ABID, President
• Dorsaf OUALI, Member

Mentor: Richard MARTINEZ, State Administrator, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

↪ Measuring the Resilience of the Tunisian Economy
Tunisian Institute for Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies

Study visit participants:

• Thouraya LAKOUD, Director of Synthesis and Perspectives
• Walid MENSI, Deputy Director, Central Competitiveness Directorate
• Sonia MAHFOUDH, Deputy Director, Central Competitiveness Directorate

Mentor: Sébastien JEAN, Full Professor, Jean-Baptiste Say Chair of Industrial Economics, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

↪ Oasian Women, Key Actors in the Sustainable Development of Tunisia’s Oases
Laboratory of Rural Economics and Societies (LESOR)

Study visit participants:

• Fatma ARIBI, Assistant Professor in Agricultural Higher Education (visa pending)
• Nessrine ABBASSI, Researcher in Regional Development Economics

Mentor: Ariane TICHIT, Lecturer, University Clermont-Auvergne, Researcher at CERDI

The visit is organized in two phases:

• Clermont-Ferrand (June 24-25): meetings with mentors, working workshops, and exchange sessions at Ferdi;
• Paris (June 26-27): institutional visits and discussions with key stakeholders in the economic and sustainable development debate in France.