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1 Agency Administrative Simplification 4, rue Ducale 1000 Brussels ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION Overcoming barriers to implementation Dominique De Vos OECD OCDE 20 OCTOBER 2008

2 Tentacular support structure Global missions of AAS Contributions of the AAS Diversified activities: single data collection electronic data flows Ex ante - Ex post evaluation Micro économic measure Survey Check list 2

3 1.Federal Prime Minister + Minister of Economy 2.Administrative simplification agency with a tripartite steering committe 3.Official interdepartemental network 4.Cooperation Agreement Federal/ Regions/ Communities/ local authorities 5.Multiple functional networks, per project 6.Partners E-Gov (fedict) 3

4 Actions recommendations Stimulate initiative Let do Coordination of public services and private partners Plan/activities report to the Government, the Parliament, the stakeholders Evaluation of the administrative burdens of laws, procedures Role = Public consultant with obligation on the result 4

5 Project management Administrative & political coordination Planning, evaluation Drawing up regulation Elaboration of méthods, standard tools, survey, Training - Communication 5

6 . Balance between: concrete projects long-term reforms Projects selected by: companies, Steering Committee, messages from citizens on Kafka.be File types: 1. Single data collection 2. Electronic data flows 3. Relief of procedures and regulation

7 Create registers in order to simplify Managing services are the authentic sources Single identification of enterprises, citizens, objects (numbers, basic data,...) Obligation for client services to re-use data from registers for their own needs (statistics, collect contributions, authorize,...) Obligation to correct data in the central register Protect data flow (no Big Brother) 7

8 Procedures for starting up a business (CBE - E Dépôt) Starters (DEUS) Centralized formalities in business one-stop shops Declaration of workers (Dimona) Multifunctional social declaration (DMFA) Social and tax certificats Tax declarations (Tax on web) Electronic invoicing ( E payment) Public procurement (Télémarc). 8

9 Reliability of data Swiftness of the consultations Continuous consultation of DB Lightening red tape management Opportunities for budgetary savings... 9

10 Target group: ~2500 Services who are authorized to award public procurements 1. Data exchange by electronic dataflows Contracting authorities having access to documents and information about tenderers: have to collect them at the services in possession of these information (authentic sources) by electronic way as soon as access is effective have to write into their call for tenders and contract notice 2. The declaration on oath 10

11 BNB Finance VAT FEDICT flow NOSS social AUTHENTIc SOURCES CBE business FPS Justice Registries Law bulletin Regulatory Process Control ASA Integrator USERS Federal network Local authorities CHANCELLERIE Regulatory portai Regional network 11

12 Feasibility and budgetary analysis Quality of the public service, of the data Reorganisation of public tasks Respect for privacy regulation, secured access, etc Simplification impact: quantitative measurement AND indirect effect 12

13 1. Standard Cost Model (SCM) 2. Business survey (Federal Planning Office) : macro-economic level 3. General reports addressed to the steering Committee, Parliament, Council of Ministers, 13

14 marchés NOSS Declaratio n Annual accounts VAT Declarati on Declaratio n of bankruptc y Total X 2005: 3 declarations available through Digiflow X 2007: 4 declarations available through Digiflow (Potential 100%) X 2007 : 4 declarations available through Digiflow (Estimated 20%)

15 Predecessor = business survey OECD (1998) 4 Belgian biennial surveys 2000/2002/2004/2006 Federal Planning Office and AAS Principles : accepted scientific method representative sample valid extrapolation recurrence comparability over time 15

16 Administrative burdens in % of GDP Global results in % of GDP, per domains, sectors, per regions per enterprise size % Qualitative results: efficacy of public service prioritization of projects regulatory quality 4 3,5 3 2,5 2 1,5 1 0,5 0 Source: Bureau Fédéral du Plan Years

17 Multipurpose strategies: Small projets for great ambitions Networks of people and services Methodology: detailed analyses, plans, evaluations, confrontations with the ground Execution integrated: legal, organizational, ICT, communication Convince governements all levels and the social partners (confidence) Find the resources, HR, time... 17

18 Questions? Dominique De Vos Deputy Director-General AAS

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