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II. International Regulatory Reform Conference
Enhancing Competitiveness in Western Balkans
Berlin, November 17, 2008.
Vedran Antoljak, Managing Director
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Competitiveness is the key for growth
Comparative concept of the ability and performance of a firm, sub-sector or
country to sell and supply goods and/or services in a given market
Security Development
Export
EntrepreneurshipAdministration
Regulations
Innovation Education
Leadership
Technology
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Regulatory adjustments are lagging behind the dynamic changes of the business environment and development of the society
Regulatory reform increases competitiveness
Regulatory dynamics
Socio-economic dynamics
COMPETITIVENESS
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Private sector and business community
Public administration and regulators
Creating public-private-partnership is crucialto appropriately increase a competitiveness levels of a country
Good regulatory reform needs active private-public partnership
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67 RegulatoryBodies
Businesses and citizens (citizens)
RECOMMENDATIONS
Business Advisory Council(business community)
Government of Croatia
Clear and equal stakeholders’ standards ensure transparency
(ministries & agencies)
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Communication strategy is esential to manage expectations
Regulatorybodies
• Ministries• Agencies• Independent regulators •…
Special Unit for
Government
Media General Public
Members(companies)
Working groups
Reporting
InfoInformation,call-center
WEB
Stakeholders
Business Advisory Council(BAC)
Recommendations
Donorswww.hitrorez.h
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meetings/consultations
web
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SCM was used to project impacts of reform
KEEPCHANGE
CANCEL
SCM calculation projected EUR 200 million administrative cost sacings for enterpreneurs and companies
Adjusted Standard Cost Model (SCM) calculations were used to project (ex-ante) impacts and set baseline for measuring ex-post reform impacts
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Timely implementation increases reform impacts
The “real” reform impact can be increased by timely implementation of regulatory reform changes
Impacts of implemented reforms
Projected impacts• Ex-ante 2007-2009
• Estimated before adaption by the GoC and implementation
• Administrative cost savings based on 30% of recommended changes
• Ex-post 2007-2008
• After 50% implementation
• Administrative cost savings by October
EUR 200 m
EUR 16.2 m
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Monitoring and evaluation shall maximize reform impacts
Government monitoring
through weekly reporting
Private Sector monitoring and feedback system through Business
Advisory Council
Citizens monitoring and
complains through existing
mechanisms (e.g. web, media, etc,)
International and donormonitoring through
diverse reports
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CHAMPION
TRANSPARENCY
GOOD PREPARATIONSPOLITICAL
COMMITTMENT
Reform is successful only if key success factors are activated
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• Be aware about the effort-ratio for sucess – 70% preparation / 30% implementation – Set reform milestones and deadlines before start
• Ensure “real” commitment and strong support by the Government
• Do not start reform without highest level Champion for it
• Position Implementation Unit to be close to the Government
• Reform transparency will ensure high levels of business community/civil society active engagement:
‒ Use of e-government solution
‒ One standard for all stakeholders
• Use public relations and proactive communication to promote reform
• Ensure implementatation dynamic and gov’s intervention (if nedded)
• Use intermediate results to proactively promote further reform (e.g. IA)
Lessons learned – How to ensure maximum reform impacts
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Lessons learned – Financial/project management perspective
Reform does pay-out!
Total project cost is around 0.5% of projected (ex-ante) administrative cost
savings to economy
Croatian case: break-even was reached with implementation of
10 averaged recommendations
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Contact
Vedran AntoljakManaging Director
Information and contact:
E-mail: [email protected]
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