Session
Organizer 1: Sophie Tomlinson, 🔒
Organizer 2: Lorrayne Porciuncula, The Datasphere Initiative
Organizer 3: Natalia Loungou, Datasphere Initiative
Speaker 1: Lorrayne Porciuncula, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 2: Sue Hendrickson, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3: Laura Galindo Romero, Private Sector, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 4: Moraes Thiago, Government, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Lorrayne Por, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Natalia Loungou, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Sophie Tomlinson, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: The roundtable will engage a diverse group of stakeholders in a highly practical conversation on challenges and best practices of implementing sandboxes. The 90-minute workshop will allow participants to engage in the discussion and exchange insights and experiences. The organizers will explore using interactive tools to encourage online and onsite participation.
A. How can we map out the various layers of trust necessary to create a successful sandbox, and what mechanisms can help to establish this trust? a) among stakeholders, b) in the technology, and c) in a convening third-party interlocutor d) in the chosen governance framework, etc. B. How could sandboxes contribute to fostering good practices to responsibly unlock the value of data for all and promote responsible innovation in AI? C. What are the key challenges to scaling data solutions developed in sandboxes, and what are some helpful ways to prepare for scalability while piloting?
What will participants gain from attending this session? Participants will gain: - An introduction to sandboxes and the various forms they can take. - The roles of regulatory sandboxes in the promotion of responsible data governance and AI innovation. - Various perspectives surrounding the successes and failures of sandbox initiatives that have occurred. - Concrete advice to inform sandbox implementation in any environment.
Description:
The session aims to thoroughly analyze the pivotal role of regulatory sandboxes in shaping regulatory frameworks regarding data governance, including data sharing, data protection, and artificial intelligence (AI). Over the past decade, regulatory sandboxes have emerged as essential tools for regulators, particularly within the fintech sector, to address challenges posed by emerging technologies across various policy domains. By providing a controlled environment for real-time testing of technological innovations and policy interventions, while integrating necessary safeguards and oversight mechanisms, sandboxes foster responsible innovation and facilitate regulator understanding of evolving technologies and market dynamics. This facilitates the development of agile and contextually relevant regulatory frameworks. Various entities, from think tanks and development banks to governmental ministries and data protection authorities, have actively championed and implemented sandbox initiatives. Insights from these organizations representing diverse geographical regions, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, and the UK, will be featured in the conversation. The discussion will delve into key aspects of sandbox initiatives undertaken in these countries, addressing inquiries regarding the fundamental characteristics of sandboxes, their efficacy in promoting responsible data governance and AI innovation, regional implementation prospects and challenges, and fostering international collaborations.
This session expects to provide an overview of several initiatives on data governance regulatory sandboxes around the world as part of the Datasphere Initiative’s Global Forum on Sandboxes for Data. This roundtable will feed into the Forum’s “Policy Dialogues” track, and participants will be invited to join the Forum to deepen their knowledge of sandboxes at the end of the session. The Forum offers a variety of ways in which participants may engage in the future.
Hybrid Format: The remote moderator will actively solicit comments and questions from online participants throughout the session. Organizers will also actively promote the session on social media. The moderator of the workshop will give the floor to participants by the order they raise their hands, to avoid giving preference to those who are attending onsite. Onsite participants will be encouraged to interact in the chat in order to engage with the online audience. The session will be an interactive discussion, weaving contributions from online and in the room. Online participants will be encouraged to turn-on their videos and introduce themselves so all attendees can see who has joined the session. The organizers will explore using Mentimeter, an online polling tool, to encourage online and onsite participants to answer questions and spark discussion and reactions.