eRegulations

Designed to simplify and bring total transparency to investment procedures

Workshop on regulatory practicesGeneva, April 11, 20011

Presented by: Innocent Bajiji

Rwanda reform programme is gradual 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

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Effective reform requires a clear vision, committed leadership and capable institutions reinforcing each other

Vision 2020: good governance, private sector as an engine of growth

RDB created to over RIEPA and others

Rwanda e-regulations project launched in 2009

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Private-public sector dialogue inform reforms

Consesus and shared committement and leadership retreats⇨

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www.rwanda.e-regulations.org

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

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Strategic objectivesReduce regulatory costs,risks, corruption and improve accountability 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

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Challenges

Staffing and training issues

Vested interests

Funding

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We have learnt some lessons to share with you

High level support is critical

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 ⇨

Overview of the eRegulations

system

www.rwanda.e-regulations .org

A clear and pedagogical homepage

A short introduction to E-regulations

Online access to procedures through menus

100% Adjustable content incl. videos, pictures etc.

1. A targeted introduction and menu to the selected procedure

2. Information on the local administrative context

A step: mandatory interaction between administration and

investor

Overview of all the steps of the procedure

Result : ‘what I come to get’

Person in charge: ‘who I have to meet’ and “where”

Requirements : ‘what I have to provide in order to get my

result(s)

Downloads all forms here and get visual examples of every

document!

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

Complaints : the user can contact the highest authority in charge of the step

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)

List of steps to complete the procedure

All results : ‘what I will get during the procedure’

Where will I have to go to complete the steps of the

procedure?

The summary view of the procedure: compilation of costs, delays, results and requirements

Thank you

www.rwanda.e-regulations .org