Assessing the impact and evaluating regulations The importance of taking into account the impact of regulations on innovation has gained increased traction and has increasingly been underscored at international level. Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) supports the process of policy making by conducting an ex ante assessment of the implications of potential regulatory options. RIA can help identify where rules and regulations are overlapping or incoherent and provide a useful support for decision making (OECD, 2015c). RIA can be helpful when assessing requirements for innovative solutions – which may affect civil servants – when developing regulatory options. Evaluation of regulations assesses the performance of regulations against stated …show more content…
National governments exempted certain municipalities from national legislation and regulation in areas such as education, health care, childcare, social services, employment, trade and industry, the environment, and agriculture. The idea behind this initiative was that it would enable local government to come up with innovations that would lead to improvement. Consequently, these municipalities could perform an exemplary role in other areas. In an evaluation of the experiment in 2006, there was a net positive conclusion: “The experience of the FCEs suggests that granting relatively limited exemptions on a temporary basis to a sample of councils is an effective way of stimulating innovation and testing out new approaches at low cost and limited risk” (DCLG, …show more content…
Most notably, Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by the former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, has launched and funded innovation delivery teams in five American cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans). Mayor Bloomberg had experimented and refined the model in New York, where he created the Center for Economic Opportunity, an award-winning government lab that rigorously experiments with and evaluates novel approaches to poverty reduction, education and
Health Impact Assessment-Provides advice to communities on how they can stay healthy- by evaluating a potential plan, project or policy before it is “built or implemented”(CDC.2015). For example: Maryland state code requires fire sprinklers to be installed in new and renovated single-family homes. Statistics show an 80% decrease in the chance of death in homes equipped with sprinklers. This regulation would also be considered Health in All Policies(HiAP) due to its cross sectoral nature.
The Regulatory Compromise (Chapter three) starts off with discussing the influence that philanthropy had on politics around the time of the World Wars and depression of the early 20th century. One of the problems that existed at the time was the urge to influence laws with the power of philanthropy. An example of this is the court ruling against the validity of a gift for women’s rights because it was aimed to “directly and exclusively change the laws”. During this time, being philanthropic in order to gain political power, or change laws, was not accepted. There were certain rules against whether or not a charitable gift was even considered “charitable” depending on the purpose it was meant to serve.
AO4 - Government responses to social issues and welfare needs Introduction Tony Blair came into power in 1999, he then declared that child poverty should be eradicated from the UK by the year 2020. The Child Poverty Act was introduced and recognised in 2010; it was made legislation to meet four targets for child poverty by 2020. These targets are to reduce the amount of children living in relative poverty to less than 10%, the second target is to reduce the amount of children that live in a low income household and material deprivation to less than 5%, the third target is to reduce the amount of children suffering from persistent poverty and lastly, to reduce the amount of children living in absolute poverty to less than 5%. The legislation involves the state considering a new child poverty strategy every three years, where policies are set to attempt to meet the targets established. Child poverty fell to 2.3 million in 2010/11, however this did not meet the Governments target of halving child poverty, this number remained consistent up until 2012/13 (Kennedy, 2014).
Adrian Elliott Ms. Houghton E1AH2 6 February 2018 Urban Tech and Wes Moore Poverty in urban cities is an issue many kids in today's economy have to face Urban Tech provides inner-city children that live in poverty and are surrounded by bad influences with technology and support that aims to provide a better education and have a positive influence on their lives and choices. Urban techs focus is Social and emotional learning also known as SEL. In social-emotional learning children and adults are taught about attitudes, and skills which they need to understand and manage their emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Urban tech’s flagship program is the Youth Leadership Academy or YLA program.
Macroprudential policy aims to manage financial stability through a much more targeted approach than monetary policy. Using monetary policy to fix a problem in the economy (e.g. asset prices are too high or too low) has many risks involved with it, for example causing high inflation or on the other hand causing deflation. Macroprudential policy takes a different approach and tries to correct imbalances in the economy more on a case-by-case basis instead of “shocking” the whole economy with monetary changes. So instead of trying to aid a housing bubble by raising interest rates and risking a rise in unemployment, a macroprudentialist will look to impose higher loan-to-value ratios on mortgage lendors, and will try to reign in just the housing part of the
Taking a risk can create great prospects and it does not have to be in money alone, but in job and economic opportunity. This making the county or city grow and could help the people within the county have a better standard of living. So taking the risk is justified, but the catch is everyone within the location must agree it is okay for a government official to take a risk with their tax payer. Otherwise, it would be unwise to take the risk with money that does not directly be long to the
Bill Gates - Rebel with a Cause Rebels don’t go against the traditional flow of society just because they can; rather, they have a cause they hope to accomplish. These goals often center around social/societal change, and the changes Bill Gates seeks is no different. Gates is most commonly known for his massive amounts of wealth he had earned through the founding of Microsoft, and through his philanthropic efforts and donations he has also made his way into the list of modern day rebels. Bill Gates donates massive sums of money to benefit organizations and efforts that seek to improve the lives of those suffering in countries plagued by disease and poverty as well as improving issues within developed countries such as America, encouraging
This nonprofit organization was founded in 2003 by Clint Borgen, who discovered his passion to tackle poverty on a political scale. Borgen volunteered at a refugee camp where he gained awareness of the necessity of building an organization that would fight global poverty and put this issue on the national agenda. As a result of his vision, the Borgen Project was created. 3. When it comes to helping the world’s
Bill and Melinda are optimistic, charismatic, emphatic, and risk taking billionaires that desires to improve our world in the areas of education, reduction in poverty, and healthcare. Although Bill and Melinda have billions of dollars and unprecedented wealth, all due to Bill’s revolutionary invention of the Microsoft system/personal computers that transformed the modern world, yet I wonder what propels them in creating yet another revolutionary business such as the Bill and Melinda gates charitable foundation? " Optimism for me isn 't a passive expectation that things will get better (D 'Onfro, Jillian)”. Bill and Malinda have a proactive personality which drives them out of being complacent with their wealth. A proactive personality
Evaluating programs is not an easy task and government spend time and money to ensure that the programs produced the desired results. The articles basically highlights the programs undertaken by the government are evaluated based on data and evidence collected. There are programs that need data and there are programs that are needed to be evaluated based on the evidence or the results which achieved the specific objectives of the program. Based on the article one the central aspect highlighted is that government wants results first. This initiative was undertaken because it was reported that government programs evaluated barely make a difference.
Theories of Regulation By Evan Gleeson Student No. 14230177 Padraic Kenna Word Count: 5,290 Introduction A theory of regulation is a set of propositions or hypotheses about why regulation emerges, which actors contribute to that emergence and typical patterns of interaction between regulatory actors.
1). With so much excitement, Greg Gears, Manager of Communications Strategy at Spokes of Hope, asserted, “We are so thrilled to be receiving this prestigious grant, especially from an amazing organization like World PhilanSupport. Here at Spokes of Hope, above all else, we believe in providing access to education, increasing overall physical health, and promoting sustainability and reusability…” (CfA, 2015, p. 2). This is a clear sign that, in addition to believing in making several impacts in various sectors, including education, Spokes of Hope has solid and reasonable plan about how it will use the grant received to effectively and efficiently create a solution for students who are struggling due to the problem of lack of transportation.
Governmental regulations and policy are the foundation for which industries and businesses operate. These directives not only impact
These assessments are often poor. Alternatives put forward tend to be unrealistic in order to favour the option the applicant wants to implement. The regulations also require the applicant to illustrate the need and desirability of the project, which is often not done (Hutton and Tefford, 2003). Impact mitigation Insufficient information provided on recommended mitigation measures; little indication of the practicality, reliability and potential effectiveness of the mitigation measures and problems with measures which are recommended that don’t address identified impacts.
Social entrepreneurship is the attraction of growing attention, money, and talents by entrepreneurs and companies. As the major focus, it aims at developing, funding, and implementing solutions for environmental, cultural, and social issues (Chell, Spence, Perrini, & Harris, 2016). Entrepreneurs engaging in social entrepreneurship have their basic levels of operating as a social cause. The success of social ventures is measured based on the improvements realized in the world rather than profits accumulated. Such organizations attain a successful change in underlying issues in the community through feedback and innovations towards solving the social problem.