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Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Tool for Policy Coherence

15-Sep-2009

This new publication provides valuable, practical guidance on how to improve the performance of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) systems to promote economic welfare through better quality regulation. The publication brings together recent OECD research and analysis concerning methodological issues and country experiences with RIA.  

Integrity and Fiscal Stimulus by Angel Gurría

18-Aug-2009

Weak governance and lack of transparency were some of the root causes of today’s financial turmoil. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría explains how governments can safeguard integrity and avoid bias in public procurement as they spend massive stimulus packages. (The Globalist)

La gouvernance pluri-niveaux

08-Jul-2009

La gouvernance pluri-niveaux devient une priorité dans de nombreux pays de l’OCDE. Ce document de travail met en évidence les questions clés de gouvernance réglementaire pluri-niveaux et contribue au développement « d’un cadre d’analyse pluri-niveaux de la gouvernance réglementaire ». Il s’appuie sur le concept de réglementation de grande qualité, sur les Principes directeurs de l’OCDE pour la qualité et la performance de la réglementation, ainsi que sur d’autres études analytiques antérieures de la gouvernance réglementaire pluri-niveaux. (disponible uniquement en anglais)

Evolutions in budgetary practice: Allen Schick and the OECD Senior Budget Officials (publication)

09-Jun-2009

This book commemorates the 30th anniversary of the OECD Working Party of Senior Budget Officials (SBO). It brings together documents, articles and extracts from publications written by Professor Allen Schick, who has been associated with the SBO since its inception. Over the years, Professor Schick has made fundamental contributions to the art of public sector budgeting, and his work continues to be an inspiration for budgeting reform around the world.

e-Government for Better Government (Spanish version): e-Gobierno para un Mejor Gobierno

01-Apr-2009

e-Government for Better Government was published by the OECD in November 2005 and is now available in Spanish. It is distributed by the National Public Administration Institute (INAP) of Spain under the following title: e-Gobierno para un Mejor Gobierno.

e-Government Studies: Belgium 2008

31-Mar-2009

e-Government in Belgium is clearly positioned to deliver user-focused services and is recognised as a tool for wider public sector reform. This report shows that the development and provision of future user-focused services, such as the common electronic identity (eID), will require the maximisation of synergies between the federal, regional and community governments and local authorities in Belgium.

Surmonter les obstacles à la mise en oeuvre des stratégies de simplification administrative

06-Mar-2009

Ce guide tire parti de l’expérience des pays membres de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) et des pays du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique du Nord (MENA), ainsi que de leur concertation sur l’action à mener. Il passe en revue les obstacles communs à la conception et à la mise en oeuvre d’une stratégie de simplification administrative et propose 22 moyens de les surmonter, livrant une synthèse des meilleures méthodes appliquées par les décideurs et les praticiens qui travaillent à la réduction des formalités administratives.

New study on the HRM challenges of multi-level government

15-Jan-2009

What does it mean for a national government when important decisions about public employment and public employees are taken by sub-national governments? What are the risks that the national government runs as a result of the decentralisation of responsibilities and competences, and what strategies and measures can a national government develop to manage these risks? These are the questions dealt with in this study.

Publication on The State of the Public Service

11-Dec-2008

This book takes stock of the main changes in the management of public services across OECD countries and aims to help governments and the public better understand some of the complex issues. It summarises the findings of the OECD Public Employment and Management working party over the past 15 years.

OECD Joint Learning Study on Morocco: Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement

23-Oct-2008

This study examines Morocco's progress in modernising public procurement, with a focus on fighting corruption and enhancing integrity. This pilot Joint Learning Study introduces a new and innovative activity to share knowledge on key policy issues between OECD countries and countries in the Middle East and North Africa region to support the implementation of preventative mechanisms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.




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