What makes a "world class regulator"?

Will the train be on time? Can I drink the tap water?  Will the lights stay on? Can I connect to the internet?

Regulatory agencies are at the forefront of making sure citizens and industry have access to fundamental services. They also operate in a context of increasing complexity, technological disruption and constrained resources, while having to manage uncertainty and create enjoyable, prosperous and safe places to live, work and do business.

The OECD Network of Economic Regulators (NER) promotes dialogue between over 70 regulators from across the world that operate in different sectors like communications, energy, transport and water. NER members share their experiences, challenges, and innovative solutions, and together define what makes a “world class regulator” that is equipped to face the future. The Secretariat supports the NER via the development of guidance, analytical work and thematic or institutional reviews, under the guidance of the NER Bureau.

You can consult the full list of NER participants here.

For further information, to attend a meeting or find out about becoming a member of the NER, please contact Martha Baxter.

What's new?

• Progress Review of Peru's Telecommunications Regulator: Driving Performance - Informe sobre avances del Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones de Perú: Impulsando el desempeño (12 April 2023)
• Scotland’s Approach to Regulating Water Charges : Innovation and Collaboration (19 October 2022)

• Equipping Agile and Autonomous Regulators (19 September 2022)

   

• The governance of civil aviation authorities in Latin American countries (10 September 2022)

   

• Driving Performance at Peru’s Water and Sanitation Services Regulator - 

  Impulsando el desempeño del Regulador de los servicios de agua y saneamiento de Perú (17 February 2022)
• Driving Performance at Brazil’s Electricity Regulatory Agency - Impulsionando o Desempenho da Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica do Brasil (27 October 2021)
• Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission - Driving Performance (16 June 2021)
• Driving Performance at Portugal’s Energy Services Regulatory Authority - Portuguese - 5 May 2021
• The Governance of Regulators in Latin America - 17 December 2020
• Shaping the Future of Regulators: The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Economic Regulators - 16 November 2020
• When the going gets tough, the tough get going: How economic regulators bolster the resilience of network industries in response to the COVID-19 crisis - 31 July 2020

See all NER publications

Performance of regulators

Governance indicators

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