Who we are
The Secretariat-General for Government Modernisation (secrétariat général pour la modernisation de l’action publique, SGMAP) is a Prime Ministerial department that provides assistance to the French...
View ArticleThe machinery of the French administrative and regulatory simplification...
Simplification of regulation and administrative procedures – a programme decided at the highest level of the French state and coordinated by the Secretariat-General for Government Modernisation...
View ArticleEvaluating public policy
Improving public-sector performance in the long run is a key concern for the French government.
View ArticleOur activities
Here you can explore how the Secretariat-General for Government Modernisation (SGMAP) is working to modernise French administration, create greater transparency and collaboration, and drive innovation...
View ArticleThe State Modernisation School
Promoted by the SGMAP, the State Modernisation School is an interministerial school set up in 2011 to provide support for the leading players in France’s government modernisation.
View ArticleGovernment is changing with digital technology: France Connect, a universal...
Since 2015, guided by the SGMAP, France Connect has been providing public service users with a login system that is recognised by every authority offering online services. Its purpose: to simplify...
View ArticlePublic Innovation Week
For the last three years the French state has annually devoted one whole week to honouring a public sector on the move for the benefit of all users (individuals, employers, voluntary-sector officials,...
View ArticleApplying behavioural insights to public policies
Based on the lessons of psychology and behavioural economics, ‘nudges’ are used to gently influence behaviour. Employed to guide users through their administrative formalities in France, they can...
View ArticleFrance national action plan for Open Government
In April 2014, France joined the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multilateral initiative bringing together representatives of governments, NGOs and civil society from a range of countries....
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