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INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION SERIES

Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA):
Tools for Enhancing the Business Environment
Locations Dates Tuition Catalog # CEU's Language
Washington, DC August 4 - 15, 2008 $4,450 1819-WA 6.0 English
Benefits | Who Should Attend | Course Learning Objectives | Course Content | |



How You Will Benefit:

  • Learn why governments around the world are quickly adopting the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) methodology in evaluating regulatory impact on commerce
  • Become familiar with EU, US, and other models and guidelines for RIA
  • Learn from global case study experiences on what makes for successful - and failed - implementation of RIA processes and procedures
  • Learn first hand applications of RIAs through site visits to national and state level regulatory agencies in the US
  • Develop checklists to conduct regulatory impact reviews and communication programming with businesses and other stakeholders
  • Develop your own Action Plan to implant RIAs in your organization
  • Network and build professional relationships with your fellow participants and leading regulatory specialists, regulators, commissioners, attorney's, and business professional

Technology and Training at IP3

At IP3, we believe there is a tremendous opportunity to integrate information and communication technology into education and training. In all of our Washington, D.C.-based courses, each participant is provided a new mobile Intel® CoreDuo® or AMD Turion® laptop computer (as part of the course fees) that will be integrated into the learning process through the following:

  • Course materials provided via dedicated intranet site
  • Internet research and communication tools via broadband wireless (Wi-Fi) access in the classroom
  • Case study and simulation activities
  • All Action Plans will be completed and submitted electronically

After the course is concluded, access to course materials and discussion boards will be available for up to two weeks to facilitate worldwide networking and follow up with participants.



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Who Should Attend

Commissioners, Directors and Key Staff of regulatory authorities, agencies, and commissions

Ministry Officials responsible for economic, competition, social, and environmental aspects of commerce

Executives and Policy makers from private and public enterprises

Staff of Bilateral and Multilateral International Organizations

Managers and Staff of business/trade associations


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Course Learning Objectives
RIA is a tool to methodically assess the costs and benefits of proposed and existing regulations. Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) was first introduced as a economic governance tool in the 1980s in the US and was quickly adapted throughout Europe in the 1990s. Since the OECD landmark publication promoting RIA, governments globally have sought to introduce RIA, increasingly in emerging markets, to improve the business environment and encourage entrepreneurship, investment, and savings.

According to the OECD some of the most important "Best Practices" for maximizing the benefits of RIA include: training regulatory staff; developing appropriate institutional frameworks and systematic methods and tools; involving extensive public involvement/stakeholder consultation; integrating RIA with policy making processes; and applying RIA to new and existing regulations that affect business growth.


IP3's course titled Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA): Tools for Enhancing the Business Environment is designed to assist government policy makers and regulators, as well as the business community design, screen, and implement effective RIAs. Through practical, process-oriented sessions on how to conduct RIAs, case studies of actual RIAs including context and results, site visits to implementing agencies; and action planning, participants inthis program will learn how to form the legal/policy framework for RIAs and conduct RIAs in their own countries and organizations.


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Course Content

Module I:

Principles of "Smart Regulation" and RIA

  • Convergence of economic, social, and environmental policy
  • Principles of regulatory reform and need for RIA
  • RIA defined, objectives, and benefits
  • Legal/regulatory framework required for effective RIA
  • The need for standardized RIA guidelines
  • Identifying alternatives to traditional regulation
Module II:

The RIA Model

  • Proportionality - avoiding undue burden
  • Screening RIA vs. Full RIA
  • Analytical methods and cost benefit analysis
  • Institutional strategies for RIAs
  • Collecting and organizing data
  • Role and importance of stakeholder consultation/public-private dialog
  • RIA evaluation techniques
  • RIA variations: poverty impact assessment and others
Module III:

Conducting a Screening RIA

  • Step 1: Policy context, objectives, and options statement
  • Step 2: Identifying costs, benefits and other impacts of considered options
  • Step 3: Public-private dialog/stakeholder consultation
  • Step 4: Enforcement and compliance
  • Step 5: Review mechanisms and processes
Module IV:

Conducting a Full RIA

  • Step 1: Policy problem(s) and objective Statement
  • Step 2: Identification and description of options
  • Step 3: Cost and benefit and other impact analysis
  • Step 4: Public-private dialog/stakeholder consultation
  • Step 5: Enforcement and compliance for each option
  • Step 6: Review mechanisms and processes
  • Step 7: Summary of pros and cons of options and identification of best recommended option
Module V:

Site Visits

Module VI:

Action Planning

Prior to completing the course, IP3 requires participants to complete an Action Plan detailing how they will apply their new knowledge and skills on-the-job. IP3 has developed a four-step process to guide participants in developing their action plans. Our expert faculty members conducts several action-planning sessions throughout the course to assist each participant to develop his/her plan. On the last day of the course, each participant will present his/her action plan to the group for peer review and comments.


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CEU Certification Eligibility

Certified Regulation Specialist™

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