At a time when the Kingdom is consolidating its sovereignty over the Sahara and establishing itself as an emerging regional platform, assessment and convergence are becoming the foundations of modern governance. The meeting organized on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, in Rabat constitutes the first, humble but essential, step in this direction.

A silent but decisive turning point

Some turning points don't need fanfare to leave their mark on history. They emerge through the quiet strength of a sound idea, the undeniable evidence of a necessity, the urgency of a moment. Morocco is currently experiencing one of these silent turning points. Strengthened by the growing international recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, the Kingdom is moving forward with confidence, stability, and a clear vision. But the true conquest now lies not in external forces, but in internal ones. It consists of transforming the State so that it acts in a coherent, transparent, and aligned manner, giving every citizen genuine access to the fruits of national development.

The cost of consistency: a truth to be accepted

It's time to be frank: convergence and evaluation come at a cost. A financial, organizational, and human cost. A cost that increases as public policies become more complex, social expectations rise, the economy modernizes, and value chains evolve. But this cost, however real, remains lower than the cost of inconsistency, redundancies, waste, and contradictory policies. Evaluating and converging are costly. But failing to evaluate, failing to converge, failing to coordinate… that costs immensely more. Ultimately, evaluation is an investment. An investment in truth, transparency, and efficiency.

A modest encounter, a seed sown for the future

The Rabat meeting, dedicated to evaluating public policies, is not intended to be presented as a historic turning point. On the contrary, it is deliberately humble. It is a beginning. A first step. A first seed sown. And like any seed, it will need to be nurtured, followed, and cultivated regularly. The challenge is not simply holding this meeting. The challenge is for it to become a regular occurrence, a rhythm, a habit, a governmental norm. Convergence is not an event. It is a discipline. Evaluation is not a one-day exercise. It is a culture. What we are launching today must be sustained over time, integrated into the daily functioning of the State.

Our ambition is not to organize a one-off evaluation exercise. Our ambition is to establish a culture. A culture of questioning. A culture of evidence. A culture of accountability. A culture of convergence. A modern administration is not judged by the number of strategies it produces, but by their coherence, the quality of their implementation, and the impact they generate. Because, ultimately, politics is first and foremost about meaning before it is about symbols. Numbers illuminate, but meaning inspires. Convergence provides this meaning. Evaluation provides the proof.

A modern, diversified Morocco, anchored in the value chains of the future

Morocco in 2025 is not the Morocco of yesterday. It is a country reshaping itself through the strength of its infrastructure and its industrial, logistics, port, aeronautical, and digital ecosystems. Data centers are multiplying, the digital economy is taking hold, renewable energy sources are advancing, and industrial and logistics zones are becoming regional hubs. The aeronautics, automotive, and electronics sectors are climbing the global value chains. This multidimensional and rapid rise to power demands a coordinated state. In a Morocco that is constantly evolving, public action must move even faster, with coherence, fluidity, and precision.

Morocco's progress is real, visible, and undeniable. But it calls for acceleration. Not because it is uneven, but because we must move faster, stronger, and further. Morocco is moving forward, but it must accelerate the pace of reforms to consolidate its gains and unleash its full potential. Coherence is an accelerator. Convergence is a multiplier. Evaluation is a stabilizer. Together, they create a public action that is no longer scattered, contradictory, or repetitive, but advances as a united front.

The Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies (MICEPP): a young, strategic ministry that needs support

The convergence assessment currently being carried out by the MICEPP is not a coincidence. It is a young ministry, deliberately created and placed under the highest level of government responsibility. It embodies a strong political intention: to bring order to complexity, to create coherence, to harmonize strategies, and to ensure that every reform truly contributes to the public interest. But because it carries a new mission, it must be supported by all institutions. It cannot be expected to embody convergence if, at the same time, it is not offered the necessary support, the required cooperation, and the expected mobilization. Helping this ministry means helping the State. Supporting it means supporting public performance. Supporting it means supporting the success of all public policies.

Social protection: the great test of truth

The expansion of social protection, a major royal reform, best illustrates the need for genuine convergence. To succeed, this project must integrate health policy, social policy, taxation, digital technology, territorial governance, and local services. It requires integrated management, exemplary coordination, and continuous evaluation. Social protection is not merely a social project; it is a test of national coherence. It demonstrates that Morocco's future depends on our collective ability to work together, align our efforts, and synchronize our decisions.

Towards a new way of governing

Morocco's future no longer depends solely on investments, infrastructure, or sectoral strategies. It depends on our ability to give a shared purpose to public action. To harmonize. To coordinate. To evaluate. To correct. To accelerate. To learn. Morocco has the vision, the institutions, the infrastructure, the territories, the partners, and the youth. It now needed the method. That method is emerging.

We are entering a period where Morocco must fully realize its potential. Convergence is not an option. Evaluation is not a tool. They have become the foundations of modern governance. Today's meeting is just the beginning, the first seed planted in fertile ground. But if we nurture it, Morocco will have coherent, effective, efficient, and citizen-focused public action tomorrow. The time has come to make coherence a method, impact an obligation, and convergence a destiny.