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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.

Restoring public finances

23-Mar-2011

How can governments restore public finances and promote sound economic growth at the same time? With budget deficits stretched and public debt at historical highs, it will not be easy. But the OECD believes that with the right mix of policies much progress can be made.

Restoring Public Finances - New report outlining the fiscal consolidation plans of 30 OECD countries.

11-May-2011

The state of public finances has worsened considerably in many OECD countries. This report provides an overview of fiscal consolidation strategies (either reducing expenditures or raising taxes) to put public finances on a sustainable path.

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.

Mexico Requests the OECD to Review Procurement Procedures of the Energy Sector

08-Mar-2011

The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) requested the OECD to review its procurement procedures in line with OECD intruments and good practices across its members countries.

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.

Reforming the institutional framework for budgeting

01-Feb-2011

As countries formulate and implement expenditure reduction initiatives, it is important to also reform the institutional framework for budgeting. Implementing such institutional reforms should help minimise the extent of any future fiscal crisis. This note highlights key institutional elements of a reformed budget process.

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.


Events

Seminar on practical aspects of performance budgeting, Mexico 2008

from 11-Jun-2008 to 12-Jun-2008

This seminar explored best practices and lessons learned with the implementation of performance budgeting in OECD countries. The seminar drew upon the OECD publication Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries and on the insights learned at an international conference on performance budgeting held in Mexico, 9-10 June 2008.

Performance budgeting international conference, Mexico 2008

from 09-Jun-2008 to 10-Jun-2008

This international conference allowed for an exchange of ideas on practical aspects of performance budgeting, on the role of information in the process of assigning budgets, and on economic policy issues behind the implementation of performance budgeting.

E-Leaders Conference 2008: The Future of E-Government - Agenda 2020, The Hague, 06-07 March 2008

from 06-Mar-2008 to 07-Mar-2008

The 2008 E-Leaders Conference brought together senior government officials responsible for e-government from OECD countries to discuss the role of e-government in 2020, the impact of e-government on economic development and the creation of an agenda for e-government and public sector delivery. The event was organised in co-operation with The Netherlands's Ministry of the Interior and Kingdgom Relations.

Seminar on public-private partnerships

from 21-Feb-2008 to 22-Feb-2008

A two-day seminar entitled "Public-private Partnerships: Affordability, Value for Money and the PPP Process" was held in Zürich, Switzerland, 21-22 February 2008. The overall focus was on sharing practical experience of how countries organise the PPP process and handle the often complex issues that governments face when using PPPs. Particular issues included affordability, risk sharing, value for money, budgeting and accounting for PPPs, and the institutional and regulatory aspects.

5th Annual Meeting of OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials

from 10-Jan-2008 to 11-Jan-2008

The 5th Annual Meeting of OECD-Asian Senior Budget Officials, hosted by the Bureau of the Budget of Thailand, took place in Bangkok on 10-11 January 2008.

Seminar on evaluating innovative approaches to public service delivery: Madrid, 30-31 October 2007

from 30-Oct-2007 to 31-Oct-2007

This seminar discussed evaluation for budgeting of public policies that are performed under public-private collaboration. The seminar was jointly organised by the OECD and the Spanish Secretariat of State for Finance and Budgeting, the General Control of State Administration, the Secretariat General of Budget and Expenditure, and the Direction General of Budgets.

Study visit to the OECD by members of the Jordanian Parliament

on 05-Sep-2007

Jordan’s Legislative Strengthening Program (SUNY) and the Parliamentary Budget Office jointly organised a study visit to the OECD of Members of the Jordanian Parliament. At this occasion, Mr. Barry Anderson, Head of the Budgeting and Public Expenditures Division, OECD made a presentation on the experiences with legislative budget offices.

Expert Group on Conflic of Interest with a Special Session on Lobbying: Enhancing Transparency and Accountability, Paris, 07-08 June 2007

from 07-Jun-2007 to 08-Jun-2007

This event brought together for the first time at the international level senior experts from executive and legislative branches in charge of legislation and policy on lobbying. Participants reviewed approaches and options for regulating lobbying in different socio-political and administrative contexts and provided directions on developing principles on transparency and accountability in lobbying. By providing concrete options for regulating lobbying when it reaches the political agenda, these principles will become a critical instrument for policy-makers.

7th annual OECD public sector accruals symposium

from 05-Mar-2007 to 06-Mar-2007

The 7th annual OECD public sector accruals symposium was held in Paris on 5-6 March 2007.

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.



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