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Institute for Regulatory Innovation, Delivery and Effectiveness (IRIDE)

The Institute for Regulatory Innovation, Delivery, and Effectiveness (IRIDE) has been established by the EPLO to promote the effective and efficient delivery of high-quality regulation based on international good practices.

The Institute aims to contribute to the improvement of strategies, processes, tools, and activities employed by policymakers and regulatory authorities to implement and enforce regulations, thereby promoting compliance and better achieving regulatory objectives such as public health, safety, environmental protection, and market trust. IRIDE embodies an outcomes-focused, evidence-driven, and risk-based approach to regulation, regulatory practices, and public service delivery.

While the Institute addresses various aspects of regulatory delivery, key elements include:

1. Implementation of Regulation

  • Helping laws and regulations yield viable and actionable policies and procedures.

  • Ensuring regulations are clear, understandable, and accessible for businesses and individuals.

2. Advising and Supporting Compliance

  • Collaborating with stakeholders to understand and address challenges to compliance.

  • Providing guidance and support to assist businesses and individuals in adhering to regulations.3.

3. Ex Ante and Ex Post Activities

  • Implementing licensing and permit schemes (when necessary).

  • Conducting targeted inspections to monitor compliance.

  • Taking proportional actions against non-compliance, ranging from warnings to sanctions.

4. Risk and Innovative Approaches

  • Prioritizing regulatory activities by risk level to focus resources on significant threats to social welfare for maximum impact.

  • Utilizing evidence, data, IT, and data science tools to drive regulatory efforts.

With the fundamental premise of advancing public administration, IRIDE seeks to enhance the effectiveness of achieving key regulatory outcomes, strengthen public trust, and improve efficiency for both the public and private sectors.

To this end, IRIDE’s objectives are:

a) Contributing to a better understanding of how regulatory systems function, and actively support the dissemination of this knowledge among all stakeholders.

b) Assisting governments and public administrations in achieving their objectives through the effective design and delivery of regulation.

c) Promoting innovative policies and instruments, as well as agile regulation capable of addressing ongoing and future challenges, particularly those related to global emergencies such as climate change.

Administration

IRIDE is governed by a dedicated team comprising the Governing Board, the Director, and the Academic Coordinator. The Director oversees IRIDE's operations, while the Academic Coordinator is responsible for the Institute's academic activities, including hosting academic events and partnering with academic institutions.

Our Commitments

The Institute seeks to serve as a think tank, a center of learning and excellence, and a project leader on issues relevant to regulatory delivery.

IRIDE’s initiatives and activities include:

1. Tailored Training

 a) Comprehensive programs for training, capacity building, and institution-building designed to enhance public servants’ skills and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public services and regulatory systems.

2. Technical Assessment and Advising

 a) Provide technical assistance to policymakers, regulators, and public administrations at large to improve the delivery of regulation, thereby achieving desired outcomes more effectively and efficiently.

b) Provide advice and support to public administrations in implementing risk-based, outcome-focused, evidence-based, and technology-driven regulatory systems, including policies, strategies, tools, and practices.

c) Conduct analysis and assessment of regulatory systems and provide evidence-based recommendations for their reform and improvement.

3. Researching, Promoting Knowledge-Sharing and Synergies

a) Conduct directly, as well as support and promote, research on regulatory delivery and policy innovation.

b) Promote sharing of knowledge and experience among the public (governmental and non-governmental) and private entities from around the world, such as international organizations, social and policy innovators, civil society, and entrepreneurs.

c) Cultivate synergies between regulatory researchers, businesses, NGOs, and public entities and authorities (international, national, and local) in the aforementioned sectors and areas.

Kindly check the activities of IRIDE in this brochure

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