October 20, 2008 OECD Fourth Special Session of the Working Party on Regulatory Management and ReformParis

Administrative simplification Barriers and Approaches of

Overcoming

Eng. Ghada Labib

Minister’s Assistant for Institutional Development

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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

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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

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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

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Main Outcomes of Seminar Hosted by MSAD on June 2008

Key Barriers to Administrative Simplification: Strategic:o Lack of high political supporto Resistance to changeo Lack of co-ordinationo Lack of comprehensive administrative simplification strategyo Limited resources availability Technical:o Legal complexityo Lack of human skills and capacitieso Lack of understanding administrative simplificationo Lack of informationo Digital Divideo Lack of standardization of procedureso Lack of measurement and evaluation mechanisms

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OECD – EGYPT Partnership

Ghada.labib@ad.gov.eg

Thank you!