OECD's Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to competition, innovation and growth, while ensuring that regulations efficiently serve important social objectives.

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Inaugural Symposium of the Regulatory Policy Committee

on 06-Nov-2009

This Symposium will discuss 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.

Better Regulation in Europe

02-Oct-2009

What are the regulatory management capacities of EU countries? How do they address the challenges of moving forward their policies, institutions, and processes to ensure that the regulatory framework contributes to achieving policy objectives? These reports – the first four of a series of 15 country reports - offer a comprehensive analysis of Better Regulation policies in Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

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.  

Multi-level Regulatory Governance

12-Jun-2009

Multi-level regulatory governance is becoming a priority in many OECD countries. This Working Paper identifies some of the key policy issues related to multi-level regulatory governance and contributes to a “Framework for Analysis of Multi-level Regulatory Governance”, taking as a basis the concept of high quality regulation and following the OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance and previous analytical work on multi-level regulatory governance. 

Regulatory Reform in China: Defining the Boundary Between the Market and the State

20-Mar-2009

This report covers the overall economic context for regulatory reform in China. It assesses the government’s capacity to manage regulatory reform, competition policy and enforcement, and market openness.  Included are specific chapters on the electricity and water sectors.

Overcoming Barriers to Administrative Simplification Strategies: Guidance for Policy Makers

04-Feb-2009

This guide draws on the experience of, and policy dialogue between, OECD member countries and Middle East and North African countries (MENA). It reviews common barriers to designing and implementing a strategy for administrative simplification and offers 22 approaches to overcome them.

Portugal on track with its public sector simplification programme, says OECD report

18-Jun-2008

Portugal has made good progress in simplifying its public sector functions and processes through administrative simplification and e-government since 2006, according to a new OECD report.

Public-Private Partnerships: In Pursuit of Risk Sharing and Value for Money (publication)

17-Jun-2008

The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.

Brazil must strengthen governance to sustain long-term economic growth, says OECD

28-May-2008

Brazil should strengthen its institutions and improve the regulations for key sectors, such as electricity, telecommunications and transport, in order to boost its economic growth and the quality and value of core services to its citizens, according to a new OECD report.

OECD review of regulatory reform in Brazil to be launched at international seminar in Brasilia, 28-29 May 2008

from 28-May-2008 to 29-May-2008

The first ever review of regulatory reform in Brazil will be released at a workshop in Brasilia on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 May 2008, hosted by the OECD and the Brazilian government. This event is open to the media.

Italy should improve regulatory quality to boost regional growth, says OECD

08-Nov-2007

Italy should cut red tape, improve the way new rules affecting citizens and business are drafted at a regional level and strengthen co-ordination between the State and the regions. This will boost innovation and competition and improve the economic performance of Italian regions, according to a new OECD report.

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