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To date, there have been three phases of work to the ongoing APEC-OECD co-operation (see below background information to the programme for joint APEC-OECD work). APEC-OECD policy roundtables took place in Cairns, Australia, on 28 June 2007 and Lima, Peru on 25-26 February 2008. Singapore was the host economy for 2009. The first meeting, on 19-20 February, included a policy roundtable with a focus on the implications of the global financial crisis for structural policy. The second meeting which took place in Singapore 23-25 July 2009 focused on administrative simplification.
The APEC-OECD agenda of the APEC Economic Committee for 2009, under the chairmanship of Dr. Takashi Omori (Japan), included:
- Developing the theme of regulatory reform for the 2009 Economic Committee report;
- Further self-assessments using the APEC-OECD Integrated Checklist for Regulatory Reform;
- Converting the Good Practice Guide on Regulatory Reform into practical steps that economies can take to implement the principles;
- Strengthening capacity building initiatives;
- Developing a process for the Economic Committee to undertake self or peer reviews of institutional frameworks and processes to implement structural reform.
The 2009 Annual Report of the Economic Committee focuses on regulatory reform. The first chapter outlines the link between structural and regulatory reform, the key elements of a good regulatory reform framework and introduces the use of regulatory impact analysis. The second chapter measures regulatory reform to improve the business environment in APEC, the last chapter reviews individual economies' experiences with implementing regulatory reforms, in view of sharing good practices.
Japan is the host economy for 2010. The next meeting of the EC is scheduled for 25-26 February 2010, in Hiroshima, Japan. In 2010, the Economic Committee will draw the lessons from five years of structural reform and regulatory reform, and develop objectives for taking the work into 2011 and beyond, helping economies to reduce disparities while contributing to and benefiting from globalisation. Regulatory reform strengthens good governance (transparency, accountability, citizen participation, etc.) and evidence-based decision-making, reduces unnecessary burdens and compliance costs, and provides business and citizens with good quality, affordable infrastructure and public services. Changing the administrative culture to deliver the benefits of regulatory reform remains a challenge.
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OECD member economies:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
APEC member economies:
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam.
For further information:
Please contact: Josef.konvitz@oecd.org, fax: (33) 1 44 30 63 57 or Jennifer.stein@oecd.org; fax: (33 1) 44 30 63 57.
Background to the Programme for Joint APEC-OECD work
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