eRegulations Designed to simplify and bring total transparency to investment procedures

1. eRegulations Designed to simplify and bring total transparency to investment procedures Workshop on regulatory practices Geneva, April 11, 20011 Presented by: Innocent Bajiji

2. Rwanda reform programme isgradual but consistent and sustained; ⇨ Phase 1 – 1995 - 2000 Post conflict resolution and rehabilitation ⇨ Phase 2 - 2000 - 2005 Setting the agenda for development (vision 2020,PRSP1, new constitution° ⇨ Phase 3 - 2005 - 2012 Redifining the development priorities through EDPRS

3. Effective reformrequires a clear vision, committed leadership and capable institutions reinforcingeachother ⇨ Vision 2020: good governance, privatesector as an engine of growth RDB created to over RIEPA and others ⇨ Rwanda e-regulationsprojectlaunched in 2009 ⇨ Private-public sector dialogue informreforms Consesus and sharedcommittement and leadership retreats ⇨

4. WHAT IS E-REGULATIONS? An online information system (eregistry) ⇨ ⇨ An intuitive step by step description of administrative procedures relating to investments ⇨ An illustrated presentation of contact persons, locations, forms, recourses and laws www.rwanda.e-regulations.org

5. Strategic objectives Reduceregulatorycosts,risks, corruption and improveaccountability and transparency ⇨ Provide a basis for regulation reviews, continous monitoring of regulatory procedures and transactions ⇨ ⇨ Help governments to simplify procedures,promote good governance and set a basis for regional and international harmornisation of rules

6. Challenges Staffing and training issues ⇨ Vested interests ⇨ ⇨ Funding

7. We have learntsomelessons to sharewithyou High level support iscritical ⇨ Reform boldly and broadly – reforms can’t happen without pragmatism, don’t wait for a perfect start – perfection is achieved through work in progress ⇨ ⇨ Keep identifying the next binding constraint – reform in serries ⇨ Streamline and then automate

8. Overview of the eRegulationssystem www.rwanda.e-regulations .org

9. A clear and pedagogical homepage Online access to procedures through menus A short introduction to E-regulations 100% Adjustable content incl. videos, pictures etc.

10. 1. A targeted introduction and menu to the selected procedure 2. Information on the local administrative context

11. Overview of all the steps of the procedure Person in charge: ‘who I have to meet’ and “where” A step: mandatory interaction between administration and investor Result : ‘what I come to get’ Requirements : ‘what I have to provide in order to get my result(s) Downloads all forms here and get visual examples of every document!

12. Costs : ‘what I have to pay at this step’ Duration : ‘how long it should take me to complete the step and how long before I can go to the next step’ Legal justification : download the articles that justify the steps legal existence Additional information : context, background, comments

13. Send an email to the system coordinator to report information that is incorrect (if the user had a different experience than what is described in the step) Complaints : the user can contact the highest authority in charge of the step

14. The summary view of the procedure: compilation of costs, delays, results and requirements Where will I have to go to complete the steps of the procedure? List of steps to complete the procedure All results : ‘what I will get during the procedure’

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