by Enrico Bilardo The OECD’s Regulatory Policy Division, as part of a broader effort to help countries in facing the COVID-19 crisis, has developed a paper about removing administrative barriers and improving regulatory delivery. The…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD paper examines the role of predictions and foresight techniques employed by governments and discusses the so-called “anticipatory” innovations in the public sector. The report is structured into 4 chapters.…
by Maria Bianca Armiento The 2020 OECD Digital Economy Outlook is now out. It deals with the impact that the COVID-19 had on digital economy. Digital technologies (e.g. teleworking, e-commerce, and distance learning) indeed became…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD policy brief deals with the responses that governments adopted towards Coronavirus in order to verify whether the crisis has become a “catalyst for government transformation”. Nine government activities were…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD policy brief discusses different regulatory approaches and tools adopted by Government to fight Coronavirus pandemic. Several governments took a flexible approach to regulatory management tools: some OECD countries established exceptions…
by Maria Bianca Armiento On 28-29 October, the OECD held the Ministerial Council Meeting. This paper records key issues including the COVID-19 crisis and possible “way outs” and responses. In the first session, it was…
by Maria Bianca Armiento The role of behavioural sciences is becoming relevant in regulatory activities, since people are often affected by several bias. Hence, according to the OEDC “a better understanding of human behaviour can…
by Maria Bianca Armiento UPDATE:On December 2020, the 4th, the OECD released the definitive “Reviewing the Stock of Regulation”. Core concepts and issues contained in the draft were maintained. The report is now structured into…
by Maria Bianca Armiento Why is policy evaluation so important? What is its role in improving the public sector? This OECD report is based on a survey of policy evaluation practices of 42 countries and…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD report describes the action plan outlining 10 priority areas for reform of the Austrian regulatory impact assessment. These priorities include, among others, improving the regulatory oversight system, making the…