This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV), under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director, and Anna Pietikäinen, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division (REG), and the management of Giuseppa Ottimofiore, Head of the Regulatory Delivery Unit. It was drafted by Giuseppa Ottimofiore; Policy Analysts Yola Thürer, Johannes Klein, Florian Schmalz and Alberto Morales; and consultants Hamsini Shankar and Andres Blancas. Policy analysts Carola Bertone, Margarita Escobar, Vaia Karapanou, and Aida Rahmouni, as well as consultants Franco Amigoni, Céliane Breuyre, Francesco Calisi, Adrien Duclos, Flavia Giannini, Blerta Guzina, Tiziano Lattisi, Luca Megale, Georgie Moutsodemis, and Mirk Zwart also contributed to the report. Daniel Trnka, Deputy Head of Division, and Manuel Gerardo Flores, Senior Policy Analyst, provided extensive observations, including at early stages of the preparation of the report. Yola Thürer co-ordinated the public consultation process. Jennifer Stein co-ordinated the editorial process. Andrea Uhrhammer provided editorial support.
Thanks are extended to the Chairs and all members of the Regulatory Policy Committee and the Network of Economic Regulators who provided substantial comments and support to the various drafts of the principles. We also thank colleagues from the OECD Secretariat and all participants in the public consultation process for their thorough review and comments on various drafts of the report.
The OECD Economics Department, Environment Directorate, Public Governance Directorate, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities reviewed the document comprehensively and provided valuable comments.
Authors would like to thank the following external contributions in the public consultation: Australian Government Department of Finance, Victoria Building Authority, Victoria State Government Department of Treasury and Finance, the Chile National Commission for Evaluation and Productivity, Ministry of Justice of Israel, Ministry of Business of New Zealand, AngloAmerican Group, DeltaPearlPartners Advisory, Domagoj Juričić (consultant), Florentin Blanc, Director (Institute for Regulatory Innovation, Delivery and Effectiveness – EPLO), Innovation & Employment, Jacobs, Cordova & Associates, the Regulatory Institute Think Tank, and Renny Reyes, PhD (Paars – Policy Consulting).