Questions from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Pro-Innovation Regulation
How can the UK design a flexible anticipatory approach to regulation while ensuring protection to consumers and environment? What are the ethical aspects of regulating future technology and how can these be incorporated into an anticipatory regulatory framework? Are there successful case studies we can draw lessons from?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Pro-Innovation Regulation
How can we scan the regulatory horizon to identify opportunities to improve the regulatory environment? What role can regulators play in helping government identify areas of regulation in need of reform (and what information could they provide)? As new technologies develop, how can we more effectively anticipate and ‘roadmap’ the need for regulation and/or standardisation? How can we estimate what/when risks will occur (based on TRL) and when regulation is needed?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Pro-Innovation Regulation
What are innovators perceptions of regulations and standards in relation to innovation? Do perceptions vary depending on the type of innovator (e.g. start-up vs large firm) or depending on the stage of innovation (e.g. low vs high TRL)?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Pro-Innovation Regulation
What role do technical standards play in supporting or hindering innovation? How can regulation and standards play complimentary roles in creating an agile governance framework? Are there successful case studies we can draw lessons from?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Pro-Innovation Regulation
In what ways is the UK regulatory environment helping / hindering the plans and activities of innovators? Is it becoming more friendly or less friendly to innovators over time? Methodologically, what is the best way of measuring the health of the UK regulatory environment over time?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Technologies and Innovative Regulation - Equity finance and Foreign Direct Investment
Providing sufficient scale up capital for fast growing tech and deep tech companies is always a very important topic, as part of the global race for leadership.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Space - Developing resilient space capabilities and services
Estimating the climate change impact of the space sector, across the entire value chain. Analysing and proposing methods and mechanisms to reduce this impact. Estimating how space sector products (e.g., earth observation) can support broader climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. What is the role of government in this context?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024