On May 22, ISET hosted a panel discussion on the importance of properly defining problems, a measure which serves as a first step of impact assessment and existing practices in Georgia. This was the first meeting of a series of RIA evening talks organized in the scope of an EU funded project, “Legislative Impact Assessment, Drafting and Representation”.
The panel was comprised of key RIA experts, donor organization and state representatives, who all shared their experiences with the audience. In attendance were Professor Norberto Pignatti, the head of the Energy and Environmental Policy Research Center of the ISET Policy Institute; Ms Maka Chitanava, Senior Researcher at the Environmental Policy Research Center of the ISET Policy Institute; Ms Gvantsa Meunargia, the Head of the Strategic Development Division, Analytical Department, Ministry of Justice; Mr David Gvenetadze, RIA & M&E Advisor, USAID Project Governing for Growth (G4G) in Georgia; and Ms. Liana Akhobadze, Legal Advisor of Agenda 2030 Component, Rule of Law Programme, GIZ.
On May 17, Norberto Pignatti, the head of the Energy and Environment Policy Research Center and professor at the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University, was invited to discuss good and bad practices characterizing the Regulatory Impact Assessment exercises in its presentation “Conducting RIA in Georgia: an academic perspective”. Professor Pignatti, as an invited keynote speaker, spoke during the ECPRD workshop on the Assessment of the Impact of the Legislative Initiatives on the State Finances and Regulation Impact Assessment, organized by the Staff of the Georgian Parliament’s Research Department and its Budget Office.