1. October 20, 2008 OECD Fourth Special Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Management and Reform Paris Administrative simplification Barriers and Approaches of Overcoming Eng. Ghada Labib Minister’s Assistant for Institutional Development

2. GL – OECD -Paris20/10/2008 2/12 Overview  Administrative Body in Egypt  Administrative Simplification Barriers in Egypt  Main Outcomes of “Overcoming Barriers to Administrative Simplification” Seminar Hosted by MSAD on June 2008

3. GL – OECD -Paris20/10/2008 3/12 Administrative Body in Egypt The administrative body in Egypt comprises of:  344 Ministries and their affiliates as well as Service-Provider Authorities  391 Governorates’ headquarters and their subsequent directorates in the localities  More than 5.7 million government employees

4. GL – OECD -Paris20/10/2008 4/12 Administrative Simplification Barriers in Egypt There are different kinds of barriers related to:  Organizational Structure  Roles and Responsibilities  Structure of Roles  New Management Concepts  Efficiency and Quality of the Processes  Systems and Mechanisms of Auditing the Activities and Monitoring the Achievements  Plurality of Regulations and their Frequent Amendments

5. GL – OECD -Paris20/10/2008 5/12 Main Outcomes of Seminar Hosted by MSAD on June 2008 Key Barriers to Administrative Simplification:  Strategic: o Lack of high political support o Resistance to change o Lack of co-ordination o Lack of comprehensive administrative simplification strategy o Limited resources availability  Technical: o Legal complexity o Lack of human skills and capacities o Lack of understanding administrative simplification o Lack of information o Digital Divide o Lack of standardization of procedures o Lack of measurement and evaluation mechanisms

6. GL – OECD -Paris20/10/2008 6/12 OECD – EGYPT Partnership Ghada.labib@ad.gov.eg Thank you!