Research and analysis

The use of emerging technologies for regulation

This research gathers evidence on regulators’ use of emerging technology to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of regulation in a transformational way.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 15 October 2020

Documents

The use of emerging technologies for regulation - main findings and road map

Ref: BEIS research paper number: 2020/041

PDF, 1.46 MB, 47 pages

The use of emerging technologies for regulation - annex 1: case studies

Ref: BEIS research paper: 2020/041

PDF, 1.17 MB, 68 pages

Details

This research identifies best practices and practical considerations for regulatory applications of emerging technologies.

The 12 case studies discussed within this report cover a range of regulatory functions, sectors and technologies.

Several distinct themes emerged from the case studies, around which the study findings were organised:

• thinking about problems and solutions
• infrastructure and tools
• in-house teams and external contractors
• organisational buy-in and staff engagement
• user testing
• data-driven technologies
• measuring impacts

Based on this, the report sets out a road map of best practices for the use of emerging technologies for regulation.

Published 15 October 2020