by Maria Bianca Armiento The 2020 OECD Digital Economy Outlook is now out. It deals with the impact that the COVID-19 had on digital economy. Digital technologies (e.g. teleworking, e-commerce, and distance learning) indeed became…
by Gabriel Rizza FerrazThe Central Bank of Brazil approved the rules for Cycle 1 of its Regulatory Sandbox, which aims to stimulate financial and electronic payment innovation. The strategic priorities defined by the financial authority…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD policy brief deals with the responses that governments adopted towards Coronavirus in order to verify whether the crisis has become a “catalyst for government transformation”. Nine government activities were…
by Susan Dudley (Original source: Forbes) With less than 2 months left in his presidency, Donald Trump has few options for leaving his mark, even if he were willing to stop fulminating over the election…
by Maria Bianca Armiento This OECD policy brief discusses different regulatory approaches and tools adopted by Government to fight Coronavirus pandemic. Several governments took a flexible approach to regulatory management tools: some OECD countries established exceptions…
by Maria Bianca Armiento On 28-29 October, the OECD held the Ministerial Council Meeting. This paper records key issues including the COVID-19 crisis and possible “way outs” and responses. In the first session, it was…
by Maria Bianca Armiento On 19th October 2020, the European Commission adopted the 2021 Work Programme named A Union of vitality in a world of fragility. The document deals with several key topics including the…
by Sam Wice (Original source: Yale Journal on Regulation) Given the Paperwork Reduction Act’s (PRA) importance, it often does not get much attention. If the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is the most important…
by Maria Bianca Armiento The role of behavioural sciences is becoming relevant in regulatory activities, since people are often affected by several bias. Hence, according to the OEDC “a better understanding of human behaviour can…
by Michele Barbieri On 27th October 2020, the Joint Research Centre (JRC, the European Commission’s science and knowledge service) published the policy report “Technology and Democracy. Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour…
