POLICY PAPER - Ensuring Quality of Regulatory Impact Assessment in Georgia: Options for the

Following the Ordinance, RIA became mandatory: a) In the course of preparation of a draft law on amendments to the legislative acts, those included in the list of such acts, determined periodically by decree of the Government of Georgia, if a draft law is initiated by the Government of Georgia; b) In certain cases, by decision of the Government of Georgia, during the preparation of a draft law by. [...] In absence of a systematic and concerted effort to monitor, streamline and improve the way RIA and its related subjects are taught in the country, or at least to assess objectively the level of preparation of RIA experts graduating from different institutions, the risk is that poorly qualified individuals enter the job market as RIA experts, ultimately lowering the quality of the pool of experts,. [...] The initial selection of the institution(s) and the identification of the individuals and bodies representing the GoG in the process would likely be the most critical step, conditioning the evolution of the system. [...] In this case, the most critical requirements for the success of the training and certification program would be the capacity of the certificating bodies to test and certify objectively the existence of the required competencies and skills, to provide courses in all ISET Policy Brief Series Page | 8 the key subjects, and to enjoy a strong reputation in the field. [...] The contents of the modules should be updatable (and updated) regularly, based on the evolution of the needs and the characteristics of the market, as determined by the evolution of national legislation about RIA as well as national and international best practices.