Workshop: RIA for Prime Ministry Experts
Session 1: The RIA Project
Components and Outputs
13 October 2009
EuropeAid/125317/D/SER/TR
Introducing Regulatory Impact Analysis
into the Turkish Legal Framework
Overall Objective:
 To contribute to the improvement and increased quality
of policy-making and legislative processes in Turkey by
implementing better regulation principles and developing
wide-scale, sustainable implementation of RIA
methodology.
Project Objectives
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To improve the implementation of RIA by increasing
administrative capacity in relation to RIA methodology
and effective consultation processes through providing
various training activities and developing the tools
available, while building on existing public awareness.
In particular 45 officials will be trained on impact
assessment and better regulation policies and tools. A
much wider understanding of RIA will be developed
through a number of seminars and workshops. In
addition, the role of the central co-ordination body for
promoting and assuring the quality of RIAs will be
reviewed and strengthened.
RIA Project Components
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Capacity building:
RIA training workshops
Pilot RIAs
Study tours
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• Enhancing tools and guidance:
• Review RIA guidelines and procedures
• Review of By-Law
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• Institutional appraisal:
• Central unit, RIA network and procedures in ministries
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• Peer review of the RIA system in Turkey
• Best Practice identification and promotion
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Public awareness including:
Communication strategy
Seminars and final conference
Website
Training Events
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Training the Trainers 18/19/20 November 2008, 51 participants
1st workshop – Planning an RIA 11/12 March 2009, 52 participants
2nd workshop – Consultation & Communication 16/17 March 2009,
39 participants
3rd workshop – Analytical Tools and Data Collection 15/16 April 2009,
45 participants
4th workshop – RIA in EU Harmonization 4 June 2009, 60 participants
5th workshop – General RIA Training 6/7/8 July 2009, 64 participants
6th workshop – RIA Analytical Tools 15 July 2009, 51 participants
Total number of participants to date 195
7th workshop – RIAs: Scrutiny and Capacity Building in the Prime Ministry
13/14 October
Seminars
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Launch event held in January, 200 participants
RIA Network Seminar, 38 participants
Seminar for senior officials held in September, 63
participants
External stakeholders seminar in Istanbul 2
October, 106 participants
Pilot RIAs
Two Pilot RIAs developed:
 1st pilot with MARA - completed in August and available
on Project website.
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Ministry found RIA particularly useful for developing options
for implementation and as a consultation tool
2nd pilot with MoF – development work carried out, RIA
to inform further work in the Ministry
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Ministry found work to really define the problem helped their
understanding of the issues to be tackled and re-focused their
consideration of options
Study Tours
2 Study Tours completed:
 To UK February 2009, 9 participants: meetings with
central unit, ministries, National Audit Office and
Parliamentary Committee
 To Sweden June 09,14 participants: meetings with central
unit, ministries and business organizations
Reviews
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Existing By-Law mandating the use of RIAs and RIA
Guidelines: recommendations made and a detailed look at
these will take place in Session 2
Institutional arrangements: examples of international
practices will be given in Session 2 for consideration of
options in Turkey
Peer review and best practice: an overall report of the
RIA framework in Turkey will be delivered in the next 3
weeks, with examples of international best practice
Awareness Raising
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RIA Project Website: www.riaturkey.org Training material,
Project updates, links to international best practice
Extensive awareness raising across central government
Istanbul seminar for external stakeholders, mainly
business organizations
Articles and newsletters planned to build on significant
interest following Istanbul event
RIA material to be produced for wider government
audience, to be used at…
Final Conference to be held on 3 November in Ankara