Conferences and expert sessions

The Center for Regulatory Impact Assessment is one of the leaders in the Russian expert and educational market of regulatory policy and regulatory impact assessment. Employees of the Center regularly initiate expert events, academic and practical workshops and colloquiums, and also speak at Russian and international academic and professional conferences.

List of conferences, round tables and expert sessions where the employees of the RIA Center took part with report or presentation

2017

• November 30 (Berlin, Germany) - Financial Times forum on business regulation “Better Regulation to Unlock Social and Economic Development”, panel “Improving Regulatory Outcomes – Participation of Key Stakeholders”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report "Evidence-based standard for regulation". Read more... (EN)
• November 10 (Moscow, NRU HSE) - expert seminar “RIA in the executive and legislative branches of power at the regional level: Russian and international experience” (in cooperation with the CSR), Daniel Tsygankov’s report "Assessment of the effectiveness of lawmaking in the legislative bodies of the U.S. states". Read more... (EN)
• October 4 (Moscow, NRU HSE) - expert seminar “International experience of parliamentary RIA development at the national and supranational levels”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report "Impact Assessment of regulatory acts in the European Parliament". Read more... (EN)
• September 27 (Moscow, NRU HSE) - round table “Discussion of the block of proposals on regulatory policy to the Development Strategy of the Russian Federation for 2018-2024”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report "Regulatory reforms in South Korea, Singapore and Japan – lessons learned". Read more... (RU)
• June 8 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) - workshop-meeting “Towards a New Architecture of Regulatory Policy: Central Deregulation Unit – “the Law on Laws” – evidence-based lawmaking”, Moscow, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Central Deregulation Bodies: International Experience and Lessons for Russia”. Read more... (RU). See also article “Punishing sanity” in the Kommersant newspaper (RU).
• May 18 (Moscow, NRU HSE) – expert seminar “Use of the Standard Cost Model as a Tool for Reducing Administrative Costs”, (in cooperation with the CSR), Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Integration of the standard cost model into impact assessment procedures of the European Commission”. Read more... (RU)
• April 21 (Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum) – round table “Widely Discussed Laws: Why to Adopt Them and How Do They Work?”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Key elements of regulatory policy in the “Strategy 2018-2024” Read more... (RU)
• April 13 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) – session “Regulatory Impact Assessment in Russia: Strategy for 2018-2024” in the frames of the XVIII International Academic Conference at the Higher School of Economics (moderator – D. Tsygankov). Read more... (RU)
• April 6 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) – expert seminar “Prospects for Expansion of the Mechanism of Financial Feasibility Studies in Russian Lawmaking for the Analysis of the Costs for Entrepreneurs”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Experience of the US Congressional Budget Office in analyzing the economic effects of lawmaking”. Read more... (RU)
• March 9 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) – expert seminar “Issues of Consolidation of a Full Cycle Assessment Integrated with the Life Cycle of Regulatory Legal Acts”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Instruments of lawmaking with fixed expiration date: sunsetting, evaluation clauses, regulatory sandboxes”. Read more... (RU)

2016

• December 6 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) – expert seminar “Promising technologies for assessing the socio-economic effects of lawmaking”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Impact assessment of regulatory acts in the European Parliament and its role in the European system of rulemaking evaluation”. Read more... (RU)
• October 6 (Novosibirsk, 2^nd Annual Conference of the Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation “Evaluation of Programs and Policies in the in the Era of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities”), Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Institutional Building of Standard Cost Model in Germany along “Dutch model”: Lessons for Russia”. Read more... (RU)
• September 28 (Maastricht, 12th EES Biennial Conference “Evaluation Futures in Europe and Beyond: Connectivity, Innovation and Use”), Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Standard cost model in Russia: between institutional building along “Dutch model” and weakness of implementation”. Read more... (EN)
• July 8 (Tilburg, 6th ECPR Standing Group on Regulatory Governance Conference “Between Collaboration and Contestation: Regulatory Governance in a Turbulent World”), Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Standard Cost Measuring in Russia: ‘installation’ along ‘Dutch model’? Read more... (EN)
• May 24 (Moscow, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation) - video conference “Regulatory Impact Assessment tools, unique features of the federal cities”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Experience of regulatory impact assessment in the metropolises of western countries”. Read more... (EN)
• April 21 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - session “RIA in Russia: On the Way to Maturity” and round table “Future of Regulation” at the XVII April International Academic Conference in the Higher School of Economics, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Analysis of approaches to the definition of subject area of regulatory impact assessment at various levels of public administration”. Read more... (EN)

2015

• December 16 (Moscow, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation) - roundtable “Regulatory Impact Assessment as an indispensable part of the dialogue between busyness and regulators in the Eurasian Economic Commission”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Participation of the European business associations in IA procedures of the European Commission”. Read more... (RU)
• October 29-30 (Moscow,    Moscow International Higher Business School) – Annual Conference of Russian Association of Specialists in Program and Policy Evaluation “Program and Policy Evaluation in Russia: Emerging Profession”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Ways of RIA and EIA: mutual enrichment or separate existence?”
• October 21 (St. Petersburg, Committee for Entrepreneurship and Consumer Market Development) – round table “Practical issues of Regulatory Impact Assessment and Ex-post Evaluation at the regional level”, Daniel Tsygankov’s reports “Tools and methods of regulatory impact assessment” and и “Preparation of IA reports and its elements”.
• October 9 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - seminar “Practical issues of participation of business associations and business entities of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in regulatory impact assessment the of draft decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission” (moderator - D. Tsygankov). Read more... (RU)
• July 3 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - workshop on regulatory impact assessment of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s draft decisions for the Departments and members of the working group of the Eurasian Economic Commission “Major problematic issues related to regulatory impact assessment of draft decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission” (moderator - D. Tsygankov). Read more... (RU)
• May 21 (Arkhangelsk, Government of the Arkhangelsk Region) - Interregional Academic and Practical Conference “Development of Regulatory Impact Assessment Mechanisms. “Smart Regulation”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report "Development of regulatory impact assessment in Russia and in the Eurasian Economic Union at the present stage”. Read more... (RU)
• May 14 (Tashkent) – International workshop “Further improvement of system for assessing legislative acts in Uzbekistan as an important tool for modernization and improvement of national legislation quality”, D. Tsygankov's report “Foreign experience on regulatory environment improvement: practices of the OECD and Eurasian Economic Union countries”. Read more... (RU)
• April 16 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - information seminar for the members of the European Commission Working Group on conducting RIA of EEC draft decisions “Regulatory Impact Assessment: International Experience and Practical Implementation Mechanisms in the Eurasian Economic Commission”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “The experience of the European Commission and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the field of regulatory impact assessment: lessons learned”. Read more... (EN)
• March 26 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - the 33rd meeting of the City Colloquium “Program and Policy Evaluation: Methodology and Implementation”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “International experience of introducing RIA-like mechanisms at the subnational level: lessons learned”.
• February 26 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - expert workshop on “Implementation issues of the “full cycle” RIA of draft Eurasian Economic Commission’s decisions in the field of technical regulation” (moderator - D. Tsygankov).

2014

• December 12 (Moscow, Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) - international round table “Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Eurasian Economic Commission: Towards the start of January 1, 2015”, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Promising tools of Eurasian RIA in light of international and Russian experience”. Read more... (RU)
• December 5 (St. Petersburg) - interregional conference “Smart Regulation. Dialogue between Business and Government” (the final session’s moderator - D. Tsygankov). Read more... (EN)
• November 14 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - expert workshop “Information and technological issues related to regulatory impact assessment of the draft decisions of the Eurasian Economic Commission and prospects for introducing the specialized services of the official website of the Eurasian Economic Union” (moderator - D. Tsygankov).
• October 23 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - expert workshop “Methodological issues of considering competing positions of business communities of the Member States in IA statements of the Eurasian Economic Commission’s draft decisions” (moderator - D. Tsygankov).
• September 26 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - expert workshop “Methodological aspects of regulatory impact assessment procedures in the Eurasian Economic Commission” (moderator - D. Tsygankov).
• August 27 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - expert workshop “Public Consultations in the frames of Regulatory Impact Assessment: National Experience and Supranational prospects” (moderator - D. Tsygankov).
• July 17 (Moscow, Eurasian Economic Commission) - Expert Seminar "Draft Guidelines for Conducting RIA Procedure in the Eurasian Economic Commission: Methodological and Practical Analysis” (moderator - D. Tsygankov). Read more... (RU)
• April 3 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - Session “Development of the Institute of Regulatory Impact Assessment” at the XV International Academic Conference of the Higher School of Economics (session’s chairman - D. Tsygankov).
• March 14 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) – international academic and practical seminar “Development of ‘smart regulation’ mechanisms: Towards a new regulatory policy in Russia”, D. Tsygankov's report “Promising tools for improving regulatory decisions quality. Read more... (RU)

2013

• May 15 (Moscow, the State Duma) – workshop-meeting "The role of regulatory impact assessment and socio-economic expertise during the preparation of legislative initiatives” (workshop’s participant - D. Tsygankov). The meeting’s materials (RU)
• April 4 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - session "Regulatory Impact Assessment” at the XIV International Academic Conference of the Higher School of Economics, Daniel Tsygankov’s report “Comparative analysis of international experience of assessing regulatory policy quality”, A. Belyaev's report “Regulatory Impact Assessment of Regulatory Acts on Budget Parameters: Analysis of Experience and New Trends in Foreign Countries” (together with A. Bratanova). Read more... (RU)

2012

• December 13 (St. Petersburg, Interparliamentary Assembly of CIS Member States) - round table “Specific Steps for the Implementation of an Effective Regulatory Impact Assessment Procedure in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region”, D. Tsygankov's report “Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Regions of Russia - introduction options”. See more... (video)
• October 3 (Helsinki, 10th EES Biennial Conference: Evaluation in the networked society: New concepts, New challenges, New solutions), D. Tsygankov's report “Introduction of the regulatory impact assessment in public administration of countries in transition - between “bureaucratic control” and neo-pluralism”.
• 28-29 June (Veliky Novgorod) - X Congress of the International Association of Legislation (IAL) “Regulatory Reforms in Russia - Implementation and Compliance”, D. Tsygankov's report “Regulatory Impact Assessment in Russia”. See also the report in the conference materials (EN).
• June 25 (Lipetsk, Lipetsk Chamber of Commerce) – round table “Prospects for the introduction and development of the regulatory impact assessment procedures and arrangements at regional level”, D. Tsygankov's report "Regulatory impact assessment. Theory and Practice of implementation in Russia”.
• May 24 (St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce) - conference “Prospects for the introduction and development of the regulatory impact assessment procedures and arrangements in federal subjects of the North-West Federal District of Russia”, D. Tsygankov's report “Regulatory impact assessment. Theory and Practice of implementation in Russia”. Read more... (RU)
• April 5 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - session "Regulatory Impact Assessment” at the XIII International Academic Conference at the Higher School of Economics, D. Tsygankov's report “Concepts of the National Council for the improvement of legal regulation of business and investment activities” (together with A. Karapetov). 
• March 29 (Minsk) - workshop "Best Practices of Government Regulation: International Practices of Regulatory Impact Assessment (together with Lorna Schreffler -  CEPS, Belgium), D. Tsygankov's report “Introduction of Regulatory Impact Assessment in Russia”.
• March 21 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - public meeting “Discussion of a draft Federal Law "On the National Council for the improvement of legal regulation of business and investment activities” of the expert group No 4 “Strengthening market institutions. Ensuring stable conditions for property and competition, stimulating small business on “Strategy 2020” upgrade, D. Tsygankov's report “Better Regulation Councils as cornerstone of “smart regulation” - international practice”.

2011

• November 1 (Moscow, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) - participation of D. Tsygankov in the discussion at the meeting of the RUIE Commission on Telecommunications and Information Technologies on the creation of a legal mechanism for assessing the impact of legislative initiatives on business.
• October 17 (Moscow, Higher School of Public Administration of Moscow State University) - conference “Theory and Practice of RIA” (together with Scott Jacobs - Jacobs, Cordova & associates, USA), D. Tsygankov’s report at the lecture “Experience of Regulatory Impact Assessment Introduction in Russia”.
• September 30 (Moscow, the 6th All-Russian Forum of Small and Medium Business “Small and Medium Business. Government (federal and regional) support for the sector: Control (supervision), administrative barriers. Regulatory Impact Assessment on the SME Sector”), D. Tsygankov’s report at the round table “Regulatory Impact Assessment of Legislation”.
• May 24 (Moscow, “RIA Novosti” Agency) - open meeting of expert group No 4 “Strengthening market institutions: Ensuring stable conditions for property and competition, stimulating small business” on Strategy 2020 upgrade, D. Tsygankov’s report “Regulatory Impact Assessment and the Concept of “Smart” Regulation in the light of International Practice and Prospects for Russia”. Read more... (RU)
• April 6 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - session “Regulatory Impact Assessment” at the XII International Academic Conference at the Higher School of Economics, report of D. Tsygankov and D. Derman “Comparative Analysis of RIA Introduction Tools in Russia and the CIS”, A. Belyaev’s report “Models for the implementation of regulatory impact assessment at the regional level in Russia" (together with D. Sobol). Read more... (RU)
• March 1 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) - international conference “Introduction of regulatory impact assessment in Russia”, D. Tsygankov’s report at the panel “Regulatory Impact Assessment: Interaction of Business Community and the Government”. Read more... (RU)
• February 17 (Moscow, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs) - meeting of the Committee on Improving Control and Supervision Activities and Eliminating Administrative Barriers (Moscow), D. Tsygankov's report “On the participation of business community in regulatory impact assessment of draft regulatory legal acts. Read more... (RU)

2010

• December 23 (Moscow, Center for Strategic Research) - national seminar on the introduction of the regulatory impact assessment institute, a working group on the elaboration of methodological approaches to measuring the production costs of regulation (moderator of the working group - D. Tsygankov).
• September 23 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - 26th meeting of the City Colloquium “Program and Policy Evaluation: Methodology and Implementation”, D. Derman’s report “Introduction of regulatory impact assessment tools in the CIS countries”: “success stories” and “failure stories”. Read more... (RU)
• September 22 - webinar for the Department of Civil Service and Public Administration Policy of the Administration of the Kyrgyz President (supported by UNICEF), D. Tsygankov’s presentation “Experience in the formation of Regulatory Impact Assessment / Analysis institutes in Russia and the Ukraine”.
• February 18 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - 24th meeting of city Colloquium “Program and Policy Evaluation: Methodology and Implementation”, D. Tsygankov's report “Integration of assessment tools in the public sector in Russia: some development results up to 2009 and prospects for 2010-2014”. Read more... (RU)

2009

• June 26 (Moscow, Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) - VII All-Russian Academic and Practical Conference “Monitoring of Legislation and Law Enforcement Practice”, D. Tsygankov’s report “Introduction of regulatory impact assessment tools in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania” (together with M. Pryadilnikov).
• May 28 (Moscow, Moscow State University) - VII International Conference "Public Administration in the XXI Century: Traditions and Innovations", D. Tsygankov’s report “Introduction of regulatory impact assessment tools in the public administration of the Russian regions (example of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania)” (together with M. Pryadilnikov)
• February 9 (Vladikavkaz, Vladikavkaz Institute of Management) - workshop “Introduction of the Regulatory Impact Assessment at the Regional Level”, D. Tsygankov's report “Project on introduction Regulatory Impact Assessment in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania”.

2008

• October 2 (Lisbon) - VIII Conference of the European Evaluation Society “Building for the Future: Evaluation in Governance, Development and Progress”, D. Tsygankov’s report “Policy makers' evaluation use - between legitimating and rationalizing”.
• September 26 (Moscow, Russian Academy of Sciences) - All-Russian Academic conference “Science and power: communication problems”, D. Tsygankov's report “Evaluation wars” between the Ministry of Education and Science and the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?”.
• July 22 (Tashkent, International Finance Corporation) - international conference “RIA system as a tool to improve the quality of private sector regulation. International experience and perspective in Uzbekistan” (together with Kolin Kirpatrick, University of Manchester, and Delia Rodrigo, IFC), D. Tsygankov's report “The experience of the CIS countries in the introduction of regulatory impact assessment system - Russian Federation”.
• May 12 мая (Krasnodar, the World Bank) - workshop "Prospects of the regulatory impact assessment introduction at the regional level”, D. Tsygankov's report “Regional experience of program and regulatory impact evaluation in Switzerland.

2007

• October 2 (St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg State University) -  D. Tsygankov's report “Program and regulatory impact evaluation: a new market for research and scientific studies”.
• September 28 (Moscow, Higher School of Economics) - international conference “Reforms and evaluation of programs and policies” International Network “Program Evaluation”, D. Tsygankov's report “Developing of assessment as an institute in Russia: How long will there be a "leakage" of expert knowledge”.