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Gerald Reindl. SCM : Test Case for Outcome-Oriented Impact Assessment. 23.09.2011/ SCM -Network, Ljubljana. IA: Status quo in Austria. Financial. Comprehensive obligation - fragmented implementation Lack of support & instruments Exceptions Administrative culture. Economic.
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Gerald Reindl SCM: Test Case for Outcome-Oriented Impact Assessment 23.09.2011/SCM-Network, Ljubljana
IA: Status quo in Austria Financial • Comprehensive obligation - fragmented implementation • Lack of support & instruments • Exceptions • Administrative culture Economic Environmental Social / consuments impacts
ExperienceswithSCM Aim: „get ex-ante assessments done in quality“ • Law • Ordinance (Standardkostenmodell-Richtlinien) • Guidelines • Monitoring: MoF-statement on compliance Challenge: Quality
Experiences with SCM Introduction of admin burden calculator -> Mandatory fields -> IT supported output for consultation
Federal Budget Reform 2013 (2nd stage) Outcome-oriented impact assessment Result-oriented management of administrative units Performance Budgeting Accrual budgeting and accounting New budget structure: „lump-sum budgets“ New budget principles: outcome-orientation; efficiency; transparency; true and fair view
Horizontal Outcome-Orientation • Outcome Information in budget • Policy formulation: laws/ordinances • Budget execution: projects/programmes • Juxtaposition of financial inputs and impacts
Coherent Budget/Impact assessment • Use synergies: Same approaches towards defining objectives, measures… • Intertwined: Does the objective of the law contribute to measures/objectives formulated in budget? • Ex-ante/ex-post:internal evaluation after max. 5 years
Coherent Legal Framework – Federal Budget Law 2013 (BHG 2013) Provisions – Law „Framework“ ordinance on principles of outcome oriented IA Ordinance on financial impacts Ord.Gender etc. Ord. Environ-ment Ord. Admin burden
Pragmatic • Done within administration • Only significant impacts are assessed in detail; 2-step approach • Limited number of impact dimensions • Lean process
Feasible • Methodological support • Guidelines • IT Tool -> Guidelines
Support by IT • Relief of users • Background information provided by tool • Calculations • Guided process • Guided analysis -> writing in tool • „Push the button“- IA-document • Experts can work in parallel
Support by IT • One-stop-solution • Selection • Usability
Quality Checks & Feedback Mechanisms • Obligation to conduct impact assessment – at the same time enablement • Standardization of results – quality checks possible • Ensuring of common minimum quality
Standard Cost Model Admin burden calculation: consideration of further aspects • Small and medium sized enterprises • Aspects of “SME-Test” integrated in SCM • eGovernment-proofing • Assessment of expected benefit for • Enterprises • Administration
Key aspects of implementation • Taking into account national circumstances • Involving ministries • Apply principles of SCM-experience • Administrative reform approach: initiate change in culture • Short and medium term process • Outcome orientation • Budget management • Policy/tics • Administration