Publications

The document is a comprehensive framework created by the Central Digital and Data Office for the UK Government, providing guidelines for the adoption and responsible use of generative AI within government and public sector organizations. The framework is organized around ten guiding principles.

The Guidelines offer a comprehensive toolkit for policy- and lawmakers on how to improve their legislative process to tackle contemporary lawmaking challenges head-on and to promote more openness, transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and participation at all stages of the legislative cycle. The Guidelines are an effective instrument to ensure that lawmaking processes and adopted legislation are human rights-compliant, accessible, non-discriminatory, gender-responsive and sensitive to the needs of diverse social groups. The Guidelines also emphasize the fundamental role that non-governmental organizations play throughout the lawmaking process and can serve as an advocacy tool for civil society to ensure that the people affected by legislation are informed about, and have a say in shaping its contents.
It is our hope that these Guidelines will be a useful source of information and will provide users with practical, hands-on advice on how to reform their legislative rules and practices in compliance with international human rights and rule of law standards and OSCE commitments, leading to better-quality laws. Their ultimate goal is to empower decision makers to develop legislation that truly serves the people.

Rather than proposing any single model for AI governance at this stage, the foregoing preliminary recommendations focus on the principles and functions to which any such
regime must aspire.
Over the coming months, we will consult — individually and in groups — with diverse stakeholders around the world. This includes participation at events tasked with discussing the issues in this report as well as engagement with governments, the private sector, civil society, and research and technical communities. We will also pursue our research, including on risk assessment methodologies and governance interoperability.
Case studies will be developed to help think about landing issues identified in the report in specific contexts. We also intend to dive deep into a few areas, including OpenSource, AI and the financial sector, standard setting, intellectual property, human rights, and the future of work by leveraging existing efforts and institutions.

The Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) is the first product of a major new Stanford technology education initiative for policymakers. The goal is to help both the public and private sectors better understand the technologies poised to transform our world so that the United States can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure that the American innovation ecosystem continues to thrive.

The 2024 Commission Work Programme, adopted on 17 October 2023, puts a strong focus on simplifying rules for citizens and businesses across the European Union. This follows up on President von der Leyen’s commitment to reduce reporting requirements by 25%, in line with our strategy to boost the EU’s long-term competitiveness and to provide relief for SMEs.

The study submits that ‘One in, one out’ is a tool for less, not better, regulation and legislation, and, as such, it is not a suitable instrument for better law-making. To achieve effectiveness of legislation, the EU must reform its law-making policy holistically by placing the citizen at the core of its legislative communication. The EP must lead on and defend the citizens’ right to better legislation. To put this reform to effect, the JURI Committee must place itself at the centre of
deliberations, via a Working Group dedicated to Better Regulation, to assure a constant reflection on better regulation with the support of a network of European academic experts. This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee.

This interim Report examines the factors behind recent AI developments, highlights the benefits offered by the technology, and identifies a series of challenges for policymakers. It is examined how the UK Government has responded, and how this compares to other countries and jurisdictions.

To aid policymakers in designing resilient and future-proof strategies, researchers have embarked on an innovative foresight process, envisioning four distinct versions of a sustainable EU in 2050 and the different pathways to get there starting from today. These visions and pathways shed light on the trade-offs and synergies, providing invaluable insights for the path before us. The results of this remarkable thought experiment, outlined in great detail in this recently published Science for Policy report, which fed into this year’s Strategic Foresight Report.

The European Commission presented the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report, which analyses how to put ‘sustainability and people's wellbeing at the heart of Europe's Open Strategic Autonomy' and suggests ten concrete actions to achieve this aim.
The 2023 report provides an overview of the challenges we face and proposes ten areas for action to achieve a successful transition. To equip policymakers with economic indicators which also consider wellbeing, it proposes to adjust Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to take account of different factors such as health and the environment.

This approach will bolster the EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and global standing in its pursuit of a resilient net-zero economy.

Regulatory experimentation tools are used to test new economic, institutional and technological approaches, and legal provisions, outside of existing regulatory structures. This report focuses on regulatory sandboxes, where authorities engage firms to test innovative products or services that challenge existing legal frameworks. Participating firms obtain a waiver from specific legal provisions or compliance processes to innovate. This report presents lessons learnt from fintech regulatory sandboxes and their positive impacts, such as fostering venture capital investment in fintech start-ups. It covers challenges and risks involved in implementing regulatory sandboxes and their testing processes. This report presents policy considerations for AI regulatory sandboxes, including institutional interdisciplinary cooperation and the need to build up AI expertise within regulatory authorities. Findings underline the need for regulatory interoperability and the role that trade policy can play. Finally, it discusses the need for comprehensive criteria to determine sandbox eligibility and assess trials, and the potential impact of sandboxes on innovation and competition.