Tracking Progress - One Reform at a Time

Reform: E-commerce Reform (2023-06-14)

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The second public-private dialogue of the E-commerce Reform was conducted on June 14, 2023. Attendees discussed the significance of the E-commerce reform in Georgia, the direction of consumer rights protection, and the main findings of the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) on the E-commerce Legal Framework.

According to the Government

According to the government survey, at this stage, 57.5%% of the activities planned under the reform have been completed. The highest level of performance was observed in activities planned under the institutional setup and legislative & regulatory framework dimensions.

Governmental surveys evaluate progress in reform implementation across four domains:

  • the legal framework;
  • infrastructure and budget;
  • institutional setup;
  • and capacity development.

This survey measures the government’s distance from the stated reform objectives on a scale of 0% (no action has taken place) to 100% (all the desired systems have been fully implemented, monitored, and evaluated)

According to the Stakeholders

The Stakeholders assessed the reform with an overall score of 6.95 out of 10, showing strong overall performance of the reform. As illustrated below, three assessment dimensions of the reform, Content and Adequacy, Progress and Expected Outcome were evaluated with strong performance, while the Current Performance was assessed as moderate.

Stakeholder surveys assess reform progress across four dimensions:

  • reform content and adequacy;
  • current performance;
  • reform progress;
  • and the expected outcomes.

Members of the stakeholder group (excluding implementing governmental stakeholders) set scores on a scale of 1 (poor performance) to 10 (strong performance) for each dimension.

  • Davit Songulashvili

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Tamta Chumburidze

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Tamar Khintibidze

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Anuki Tsaava

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Eka Tsiskarishvili

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Eka Kubusidze

    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

  • Giorgi Dapkviashvili

    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

  • Salome Tsiklauri

    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

  • Manana Pruidze

    Manana Pruidze

  • Tamar Chakvetadze

    Georgian National Competition Agency

  • Giga Phaikidze

    Small and Medium Enterprise Development Association (SMEDA)

  • Natia Ninikelashvili

    E-commerce association of Georgia (ECA)

  • Tamar Japharidze

    Parliament of Georgia

  • Guram Guramishvili

    Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

  • Nino Grdzelishvili

    Georgian National Communications Commission

  • Giorgi Cherkezishvili

    Investors Council

  • Ucha Seturi

    Telecom Operators Association of Georgia (TOA)

  • Natalia Tchkoidze

    National Bank of Georgia

  • Nikoloz Nanuashvili

    Business Association of Georgia (BAG)

  • Nino Pruidze

    E-commerce Association - Georgia (ECAG)

  • Nino Kvantrishvili

    Global Compact Network Georgia

  • Lana Chkhartishvili

    Global Compact Network Georgia

Outcomes

Objective and quantitative data reflects reform outcomes to be used as a proxy for reform effectiveness.