1. Administrative Simplification
-institutional design and supporting tools-
Jeroen Nijland OECD/MENA, Oct 20th 2008

2. The design of change A tool and a goal is needed
But not sufficient, because:
It may not be shared
It may not be reached
It may not last
Institutionalize it
Support it

3. Organise coordination……………
Administrative simplification is a cross cutting issue:
It affects every pilars’ business
But is no one’s main concern
You can’t have a well-targeted administrative simplification policy without horizontal coordination (urgency, focus, efficiency)

4. ………without endangering ownership
The more centralisation, the less internalisation
You cannot have a culture change / enduring effect without true internalisation
Therefore, a balance between coordination and decentral ownership is needed

5. Organise stakeholder involvement
Resistance comes automatically, support has to be organised
Functions:
Countervailing power
Validation
inspiration

6. An external watchdog Complements internal oversight body
Adds countervailing power
Makes projects
more accountable
less self-referential
Reduces dependency on electoral cycles

7. Support it: calculate and communicate
Communicate inside
For coordination
For monitoring
For accountablity
Communicate outside
To prioritize
To commit
To ‘show and grow’
Calculating helps to
Reveil
Depoliticize
Focus
Target
Monitor
Communicate