Regulatory Policy

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Regulatory Management Systems country notes

11-May-2011

The OECD Secretariat has extended its database on regulatory management indicators to the following countries: Brazil, Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa. The results can be downloaded in the form of individual country notes.

Cutting Red Tape - Why is Administrative Simplification so Complicated

17-Nov-2010

“Too much ‘red tape’!” is one of the most common complaints from businesses and citizens in OECD countries. Administrative simplification is a regulatory quality tool to review and reduce administrative and regulatory procedures. It has remained high on the agenda in most OECD countries over the last decade and continues to be so.

OECD Brochure Highlights Work on Regulatory Policy

09-Mar-2011

What goes into sound regulation? What are the tools, strategies and processes that will result in regulatory policy that truly contributes to economic growth and society’s well-being? Among many other topics, this brochure addresses these questions.

OECD Review of Regulatory Reform in Indonesia

18-Mar-2011

During 2011, the OECD will undertake a Review of Regulatory Reform in Indonesia. In February 2011, a Working Group was held in Jakarta to discuss the substantive policy areas proposed for examination.

Strengthening the Institutional Setting for Regulatory Reform: Oversight Bodies in OECD Countries

02-Mar-2011

Who should manage the RIA process? Who should be in charge of administrative simplification initiatives? How should Regulatory Oversight Bodies be designed, and be monitored? This Working Paper is the first international comparative analysis of the institutional setting for regulatory management and reform. The analysis focuses on what the existing ROBs actually do, classifying them into core functions.

Cutting Red Tape: Administrative Simplification in Viet Nam - Supporting the Competitiveness of the Vietnamese Economy

02-Feb-2011

Administrative simplification in Viet Nam has reached a defining moment.This report details Project 30 and related initiatives. Using international comparisons and incorporating experience from similar reforms in other countries, it explores how Viet Nam can rapidly bring about the full potential of Project 30 and introduce a complete range of regulatory reform instruments in the near future.

Cutting Red Tape: Administrative Simplification in Poland - Making Policies Perform

01-Feb-2011

To date, Poland has adopted a complex administrative simplification programme, based on methods successfully used in other OECD countries. It has two main streams: one focused on simplifying licences and permits, the other on measuring and reducing regulatory burdens. This report reviews the programme with the aim of helping Poland to make it and its implementation more efficient.

Guide for Regulatory Quality at State and Municipal Levels in Mexico

28-Jan-2011

This Guide was presented by Angel Gurria, OECD Secretary-General, at a conference in Mexico. It provides concrete recommendations of high-impact reforms to improve the processes to start-up a business, obtain construction permits, register property, procurement, and upgrade regulatory transparency and efficiency in the management of formalities.

Seoul G20 Summit BIAC Media release - Business priorities for employment recovery

10-Nov-2010

G20 Leaders are convening in Seoul on 11 and 12 November with the primary aim of achieving a G20 Framework for "strong, sustainable and balanced growth". International business supports these efforts and wishes to reaffirm the key role of the private sector in this endeavour.

Italy: Better regulation needed to strengthen market dynamics

04-May-2010

Italy has made significant progress in cutting regulatory costs, liberalising product markets and modernising its public administrations in recent years. But  it must continue along the path of  regulatory reform to make its economy more competitive and speed up its recovery from the economic crisis, according to a new OECD report.


Events

Workshop on Enhancing Regulatory Quality, Hanoi

on 14-Oct-2011

The OECD co-organised with USAID/Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative a Workshop on Enhancing regulatory quality. The workshop called on international experts to share experiences and good practices on the framework for regulatory management, on improving productivity in product and labor markets, and on the regulation of infrastructure and public services.

Developing a Framework for Measuring Regulatory Performance in OECD Countries, Madrid

from 26-Sep-2011 to 27-Sep-2011

This aim of this workshop was to draw on the expertise of delegates and experts to help realise the objectives of work on Measuring Regulatory Performance in 2011-12, providing consolidated information on how regulatory policy performance is currently evaluated across a number of countries and to develop options for a set of indicators and associated measurement methodology.

Special Session of the RPC and MENA-OECD Governance Programme Working Group IV

on 02-Nov-2011

The objective of this Special Session was to deepen common understanding of regulatory policy and PPP reform issues across MENA and OECD countries and provide a forum to exchange experiences, ideas and good practices.

OECD Regulatory Policy Conference, 2010

from 28-Oct-2010 to 29-Oct-2010

In light of the recent financial crisis and the pressing social, environmental and economic challenges facing governments today, this conference offered a timely opportunity to redefine the agenda for regulatory policy with a forward-looking perspective.

The Use of Perception Surveys in OECD Countries

from 21-Jun-2010 to 22-Jun-2010

Countries increasingly evaluate the performance of regulatory programmes and agencies. One important evaluation tool are surveys of those affected by the regulations: businesses and citizens. This conference, which took place in Istanbul, explored key strategic and methodological challenges in the design and use of perception surveys. 

Inaugural Symposium of the Regulatory Policy Committee

on 06-Nov-2009

This Symposium discussed strategic directions for the future of regulatory reform. Current and emerging regulatory policy challenges are truly global and the Regulatory Policy Committee will help to move this agenda forward.

Eight Workshop of the APEC-OECD Co-operative Initiative on Regulatory Reform, Gyeongju, Korea

on 09-Sep-2005

Eight Workshop of the APEC-OECD Co-operative Initiative on Regulatory Reform, Gyeongju, Korea.

Ninth Workshop of the APEC-OECD Co-operative Initiative on Regulatory Reform, Hoi An, Vietnam

on 12-Sep-2006

This page provides information on the APEC-OECD policy round that took place in Hoi An, Vietnam, on 12 September 2006.



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