{"id":766,"date":"2013-05-11T13:34:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T17:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regulatorygovernance.ca\/?page_id=766"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:42:54","slug":"about-rgi-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/about-rgi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About RGI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        About RGI\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The Regulatory Governance Initiative (RGI), established in 2007, is an education and cross-sectoral research hub headquartered at Carleton University\u2019s School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA). The Initiative is intended to have a direct impact on enhancing the effectiveness of regulations (in the narrow sense of \u201cdelegated law\u201d) as well as other instruments used by governments and companies to achieve regulatory goals. \u201cRegulation\u201d, thus, is interpreted by us in the broadest sense. We focus on governance and management issues, be they at the macro-level \u2014 such as regulatory policy and instrument choice \u2014 or at the micro-level \u2014 such as risk management issues at the interface of science and policy and workplace issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through three core functions we will achieve our objectives to have a direct impact on improving the effectiveness of regulations of all kinds used by governments, companies and professional associations to achieve policy goals. These three functions are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Education<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 to contribute to the professional development of individuals from across the regulatory spectrum so they can meet the challenges they face and achieve a comparative advantage for Canada and Canadians.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Research<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 that pushes the boundaries of thinking around key issues currently challenging government, and that is aimed at finding solutions to real world challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Dialogue<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 to bring together leaders and bold thinkers with different perspectives, experiences and responsibilities so they can contribute to more informed debate and better, evidence-based policy and regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to fulfill these functions, the RGI is supported by a dynamic group of people led by Rick Stewart, a diverse Advisory Committee, and a world-class network of experts in the field of regulation. SPPA faculty serve as the foundation for this network by providing significant expertise in areas that affect regulatory governance, including: <strong>public management,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>finance and taxation,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>sustainable development and production,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>environment and energy,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>health,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>science, technology and innovation policy, <\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;cost benefit analysis<\/strong>. With this kind of expertise, the RGI is well positioned to produce cutting edge research and highly qualified personnel to serve as the next generation of regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Regulatory Governance Initiative (RGI), established in 2007, is an education and cross-sectoral research hub headquartered at Carleton University\u2019s School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA). 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