November 2021
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This conference looked at priorities for regulating emerging technology in the UK following the publication of Digital Regulation: Driving growth and unlocking innovation from DCMS, which outlines the overall policy vision for governing digital technologies as well as plans for a more coherent and streamlined regulatory landscape.
We were pleased to be able to include keynote contributions from Sarah Montgomery, Deputy Director, Regulatory Horizons Council and International, Better Regulation Executive, BEIS; Simon Parnall, Programme Director, Broadcast, Media and Gaming Technology, Ofcom; as well as Dr Scott Steedman, Director-General, Standards, British Standards Institute; and Dr Peter Waggett, Director, Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation, IBM.
Overall, sessions in the agenda looked at:
- the impact of emerging technology on the shifting landscape for regulation
- legal, policy, security, and regulatory priorities - stakeholder views on supporting innovation while understanding risks, regulatory agility, IP, and strategies for effective knowledge sharing across sectors
- supporting adoption:
- the practical impact of emerging technology on solving real-world challenges
- skills development and promoting career paths
- priorities for research and development and tackling barriers to cross-sector collaboration
- supporting innovation, facilitating investment in emerging technologies, and engagement across the public and private sectors
- policy priorities - including the way forward for cross-sector standardisation and promoting the UK’s role as a global leader in the development and use of emerging tech
Discussion focused on how the regulatory framework can most effectively support the use of emerging technology in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and as part of wider policy initiatives, such as sustainability and net-zero ambitions.
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Attendees included parliamentary pass-holders from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology and officials from BEIS; the Cabinet Office; the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation; the Competition and Markets Authority; DAERA, NI; the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; Defra; the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport; the Department for International Trade; the Department for Transport; the Department of Health and Social Care; the Geospatial Commission; the Government Communications Headquarters; the Government Legal Department; the Government Office for Science; the Health and Safety Executive; HM Revenue & Customs; HM Treasury; the Home Office; the Information Commissioner’s Office; the Intellectual Property Office; the Maritime and Coastguard Agency; the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; the Military Aviation Authority; the Ministry of Defence; the Ministry of Justice; the National Crime Agency; Ofcom; the Office for Life Sciences; the Office for Product Safety and Standards; the UK Space Agency; The Scottish Government; and the Welsh Government. As well as representatives from the AIRTO; ARPAS-UK; Arqiva; BT; Burges Salmon; Cardiff Metropolitan University; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Clifford Chance; Connected Places Catapult; Gemserv; Glide; Gowling WLG; Healys; Innovate UK; Liverpool John Moores University; Loughborough University; Russells; The Chartered Institute for IT; University College London; and Wiggin.
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