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Welcome to the Board of Swedish Industry and Commerce for Better Regulation’s (NNR) webinar on Governance and Better Regulation and the Swedish results of the OECD’s third survey – Regulatory Policy Outlook 2021.
At the webinar, the following will be discussed:
- The Swedish results from the OECD’s survey.
- A new study on the effects of regulatory burdens on growth and employment will shed light on the importance of better regulation not only to Swedish businesses but also to the Swedish economy and society as a whole.
We also get to learn more about:
- The importance of International Regulatory Co-operation to meet transboundary challenges and retain competitiveness.
- New Zealand’s strategic work in this area.
The aim is to highlight and discuss measures that need to be implemented and new paths that can be explored to achieve an improved regulatory process and intensified work on better regulation in Sweden.
PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
Andrea Femrell, President, Board of Swedish Industry and Commerce for Better Regulation (NNR).
PART 1 – An international perspective on Swedish Better Regulation and the effect of regulatory burdens’ on growth and employment
Elsa Pilichowski, Director for Public Governance, OECD. Introductory words to the OECD’s presentation on RPO 2021.
Christiane Arndt-Bascle, Head of Programme, Measuring Regulatory Performance, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD Public Governance Directorate, Presentation of the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2021.
Lars Pettersson, Head of Planning Department, Research Fellow at Jönköping International Business School, Presentation of a new study on the effects of regulatory burdens on growth and employment.
Emil Högberg, Secretary of State to the Swedish Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, Comments on the results and the future orientation of the Swedish work.
Discussion
INTERMISSION (10 minutes)
PART 2 – International Regulatory Co-operation (IRC) – what could Sweden and other Nordic countries learn from New Zealand?
Marianna Karttunen, Programme lead, International Regulatory Co-operation, Regulatory Policy Division, OECD Public Governance Directorate, Presentation of the OECD work and draft recommendation on IRC.
Julie Nind, Principal Advisor, Trade and International Team, Science, Innovation and International Branch, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Presentation of New Zealand’s strategic policy and work on IRC.
Christina Fors, Senior Advisor, Board of Swedish Industry and Commerce for Better Regulation (NNR), Reflections on IRC in a Nordic context – the Nordic Industry’s recommendation to the Nordic Freedom of Movement Council.
Rolf Höijer, Senior Adviser, Division for Market and Competition, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Comments from a Swedish perspective on the OECD’s draft recommendation on IRC and the opportunity for a more developed Swedish work in this area.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Anna Johansson, Head of Department, Better Regulation and Digital Services, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Concluding remarks of the webinar.
Andrea Femrell, President, Board of Swedish Industry and Commerce for Better Regulation (NNR), Closing remarks.
The webinar will be moderated by Claes-Johan Larsson, Freelance, Producer Swedish National Radio and Television.
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