Project title:

Capacity Building & Stepping up Policy Action for Regulatory Impact Assessment in Bulgaria and Improving Transparency and Accountability of Regulatory Acts in Kyrgyzstan

Country:

Bulgaria and Kyrgyz Republic

Overall project value (EUR): 132 000

Name of client:

1.  The Ministry of economy, industry and trade of Kyrgyz Republic, overview by the World Bank 

2. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (UK), for  Bulgaria

Origin of funding:

Global Opportunity Fund                        

Dates (start/end):

 

March 2003  – October 2005

Name of partners:

Chambers of commerce and government in Kyrgyz Republic; Institute for Public Administration and

European Integration (IPAEI); American University in Bulgaria (AUBG)

Detailed description of project:

Build on the expertise of cost benefit analysis of policies and regulations to assist building transparent government process in Kyrgyz Republic and self-education tool for government official and the public in Bulgaria Goals:- To create a workable policy analysis tools and methodologies to be used by governments (especially for Kyrgyzstan (2003-2004),- Draft needed regulations - the Draft Law on Normative Acts and Implementing Decrees in Bulgaria, 2004-2005- RIA website, dissemination of knowledge about RIA as scientific approach via Internet for Bulgaria (http://www.ria-studies.net).  These efforts incorporate methodological materials - general methodology on RIA and a sub-methodology: on impacts on competition, which are suitable for direct applications by all interested parties (administration, NGOs, businesses).Other materials available on this web are: ·          Glossary of most used RIA terms ·          RIA comments – around 30 (dedicated to regulations that seem to give rise to more costs than benefits) in Bulgaria and 4 in Kyrgyzstan·          Full impact assessments of sectoral policies in Kyrgyzstan (pension reform and tourism regulations)·          Useful links (global guide for RIA related sites)·          Training government officials in Kyrgyzstan (2003) and Bulgaria (2004-2005).

Type of services provided:

1. Intensified public-private partnership;

2. Creation of relevant methodologies on RIA

3. Creation of a group for GAP analyses;

4. Dissemination via web site and articles; 5. Training government officials 

6. Organizing two seminars on RIA.