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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Regulating in a Competitive Region for Sustained Growth
Tuesday 25 March 2014, 15:30-19:00
Sawangan 1, Grand Nikko Hotel
Bali, Indonesia
Background
The expert policy dialogue will bring together senior government officials, international and regional
experts from relevant organisations. It will provide an opportunity to learn more about OECD work
on regulatory reform, to have a dialogue between regulatory reform experts from Southeast Asia and
OECD countries as well as to discuss future work of the OECD in Southeast Asia on regulatory
reform. The dialogue is an initiative of the OECD Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC).
The RPC seeks to promote an integrated, horizontal and multidisciplinary approach to regulatory
quality and seek to ensure that the government as a whole promotes sound regulatory policy and
practices. The RPC does this by examining what governments and regulatory agencies do and how
they are seeking to improve regulatory reform through regular meetings, consultation with field
experts, and collection of data and analysis.
The RPC brings together senior regulatory policy officials from cabinet office/prime minister’s
departments, ministries of economy or finance, ministries of public administration and other central
government agency. The RPC works in close co-operation with the OECD Global Relations
Secretariat, on regional work with Southeast Asia. The RPC also engages on a regular basis with
organisations such as ASEAN and APEC on topics of mutual interest.
The RPC has a long standing engagement in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific through APEC and
ASEAN. This engagement has included the APEC-OECD Co-operative Initiative on Regulatory
Reform and the 2005 APEC-OECD Integrated Checklist on Regulatory Reform, which five
economies applied on a voluntary basis. The OECD has also conducted a Review of Administrative
Simplification in Vietnam in 2010-11 and a Regulatory Reform Review of Indonesia in 2011-12.
The OECD is currently supporting Malaysia in the implementation of its National Policy on the
Development and Implementation of Regulations and Indonesia to develop guidelines on public
consultation in regulatory decision making.
Contact
Mr. Faisal Naru, Senior Economic Advisor, Regulatory Policy Division (faisal.naru@oecd.org) and
Mr. James Sheppard, Policy Analysis – Southeast Asia, Regulatory Policy Division
(james.sheppard@oecd.org)

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
AGENDA
1. 1 15h30
(15min)
Opening and Introductory remarks
Introductory remarks: Mr. Rolf Alter, Director of Public Governance and
Territorial Development, OECD
Chair: Mr. Virgilio Andrdade Martinez, OECD Regulatory Policy Committee Bureau
2. 15h45
(60min)
Systemic Regulatory Reform:
Policies and Tools to Enhance Rule Making and the Business Environment
Enhancing policy making through Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA)
His Excellency Yim Nolson, Vice Chairman of the Economic, Social and Cultural
Council (ECOSOCC) in the Council of Ministers and Director of the Regulatory
Impact Assessment (RIA) Initiative, CAMBODIA
The Importance of Improving Regulatory Transparency
Mrs Huda Bahweres, Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic and International
Financing Cooperation, Co-ordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, INDONESIA
Reducing Administrative Burdens Systemically and Sustainably
Mr Ngo Hai Phan, Director General of Administrative Procedure Control Agency,
Ministry of Justice, and Vice Chairman of Advisory Council for Administrative
Procedures Reform, VIET NAM
Round table discussion
 What have been the issues of implementing systemic reforms in countries?
 How has the political context assisted or hindered the reforms?
 What are the key elements to make the reforms sustainable and impactful?
Moderator: Mr. Denis Hew, Head of Policy Support Unit, ASIA PACIFIC
ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC)
3. 16h45
(60min)
Actors of Regulatory Reform:
Institutions and Partners for Successful Regulatory Delivery
The Role of the Private Sector in Regulatory Reform
Mr. Guillermo M Luz, Private Sector Chair, National Competitiveness Council,
PHILIPPINES
Public-Private Partnerships for Good Regulatory Governance
Mr. Dato’ Mohammad Razali, Director General, Malaysia Productivity Corporation,
MALAYSIA
Enhancing Trust in Regulators: Reforms in Mexico
Mr. Virgilio Andrade Martinez, Head of Federal Commission for Regulatory
Improvement, MEXICO
Round table discussion
 Who are the key institutions for championing and creating the “demand” for
regulatory reform?
 What are successful strategies for including different actors in reforms?
 How do reforms help to build and maintain trust in regulatory governance?
Moderator: Mr. Hans Shrader, Senior Program Manager, INTERNATIONAL
FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC)

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
4. 17h45
(60min)
Strategic Regulatory Policy Reforms
to Strengthen Regional Economic Integration
Regulatory Policy and Governance – OECD Experience and Emerging Trends
Mr. Faisal Naru, Senior Economic Advisor, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD
Regulatory Reforms – A Regional Perspective
Mr. Denis Hew, Head of Policy Support Unit, ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC
CO-OPERATION (APEC)
International Regulatory Cooperation and Regulatory Coherence for a
Competitive Regional Economy
Mr. Mark Steel, General Manager of Trade and International, Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment, NEW ZEALAND
Round table discussion
 What is the impetus and rationale for regulatory reforms in the region?
 What are the challenges in introducing a whole-of-government policy of
enhancing the regulatory environment?
 What have been some successful ways of implementing broad based strategic
regulatory policy initiatives?
Moderator: Mr.Peter Mumford, Southeast Asia Regional Director, Economic and
Trade Policy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UNITED KINGDOM
5. 18h45
(15min)
Wrap up and Close
Closing remarks: Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial
Development Directorate, OECD
19h00 Close