1. Key challenges in prioritization Small and big agency perspective

2. Key Challenges in Prioritization
Moderator: Kjell Jostein Sunnevåg, Norwegian Competition Authority, Norway
Introductory remarks by
Hilmar Thordarson Director of Administration, Icelandic Competition Authority
Nicholas Franczyk Counsel for International Technical Assistance, Federal Trade Commission, USA
Elizabeth Gachuiri Economic Affairs Officer, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD 2

3. Table talk – issues for discussion
Does your agency have established formal prioritization criteria to prioritize projects ?
If so, what are these?
Are they linked to overall agency strategy?
Do you have a specific internal prioritization process?
What are the main constraints to prioritization discretion in your agency?
Formal, legal constraints?
Resources; financial or human?
Other
Does your agency periodically reassess the priority status of projects?
“It is good practice to communicate priorities and, where possible, the factors that are considered in determining priorities, to management and staff”
Is it also good practice to communicate prioritizations and criteria externally?
“My agency, with its very limited resources, should prioritize advocacy over law enforcement”
True or false?
“If we can accomplish the same result with less resources using “soft enforcement” and guidance, we should”
True or false ? 2