Regulatory management systems (RMS) refer to the meta structures that oversee the development and review of regulations. They comprise four core components: regulatory policies; regulatory tools; regulatory institutions; and regulatory procedures. According to the APO publication Regulatory Management Framework to Enhance Productivity (2019), RMS serve to assess policies, analyze regulatory performance, and identify success factors and priority areas for reform.  Regulatory management systems (RMS) refer to the meta structures that oversee the development and review of regulations. They comprise four core components: regulatory policies; regulatory tools; regulatory institutions; and regulatory procedures. According to the APO publication Regulatory Management Framework to Enhance Productivity (2019), RMS serve to assess policies, analyze regulatory performance, and identify success factors and priority areas for reform.  

The OECD’s Regulatory Policy Outlook (2021) reported that all countries strived to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in their regulatory systems. In the context of regulations, effectiveness refers to the extent to which they contribute to stated objectives, while efficiency means the balance between costs and benefits associated with their use. In short, a regulation should achieve an identified objective at minimum cost, or alternatively confer greater net benefits than any other available policy tool to achieve the same objective. In the pursuit of good governance, APO members are introducing management policies and strengthening institutions to make regulatory systems effective.

Course Objectives

The main objectives of this course are:

• Introduce the concept, principles, and guidelines of RMS.
• Understand the applications of RMS and their institutionalization.
• Learn about successful RMS implementation in the public sector in terms of regulatory quality
• tools, practices, strategies, and institutions.

Course Modules

This e-learning course will cover the following modules:
Module 1: Improving regulatory quality through RMS: Context and concepts
Module 2: Tools for better policy and regulation
Module 3: Institutionalization of RMS in policymaking and setting regulations
Module 4: Purpose, people, and politics of RMS
Module5: Effective regulation, good practices, and sustainable success

Important Notes:

1. Participants who register to take this course and pass the final examination with a score of 70% or higher will be eligible to receive the APO certificate. Please note that the final examination can be taken only once. Therefore, the most appropriate time to take the examination should be chosen carefully. The self-assessment quizzes are for personal evaluation only and are not related to the final examination results.
2. Participants who perform well in this course and receive the APO certificate will be given preference, on a merit basis, for selection to attend follow-up face-to-face multicountry APO projects on similar topics, when nominated by their NPOs and if slots are available.
3. Notes 1 and 2 are applicable only to participants from APO member countries. Participants from nonmember countries are welcome to take the course for self-improvement, although they will not have an opportunity to attend the follow-up face-to-face multicountry APO projects.
4. Each module is in a prerecorded video format in which the expert delivers presentations by explaining each slide. Participants can access the video by clicking on the link provided under the title of each module.