Governments increasingly focus on efforts to make administrative regulations simpler and less burdensome for citizens and business in OECD countries. This report looks at a set of commonly used tools and practices, such as one-stop shops (physical as well as electronic), simplification of permits and licence procedures, time limits for decision-making, assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises in implementing regulation, methods to measure administrative burdens, organisational and structural approaches to administrative simplification, and, the use of IT-driven mechanisms. The use of these instruments are leading to ...