Concluding Remarks and Smart Regulation in the Post COVID-19 Era

2020 ◽  
pp. 342-352
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Author(s):  
Anita Rønne

Increasing focus on sustainable societies and ‘smart cities’ due to emphasis on mitigation of climate change is simultaneous with ‘smart regulation’ reaching the forefront of the political agenda. Consequently, the energy sector and its regulation are undergoing significant innovation and change. Energy innovations include transition from fossil fuels to more renewable energy sources and application of new computer technology, interactively matching production with consumer demand. Smart cities are growing and projects are being initiated for development of urban areas and energy systems. Analysis from ‘Smart Cities Accelerator’, developed under the EU Interreg funding programme that includes Climate-KIC,——provides background for the focus on a smart energy system. Analysis ensures the energy supply systems support the integration of renewables with the need for new technologies and investments. ‘Smart’ is trendy, but when becoming ‘smart’ leads to motivation that is an important step towards mitigating climate change.


2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (15) ◽  
pp. 8404-8416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Konschnik ◽  
Mark K. Boling
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Author(s):  
Jennifer Vanessa Zaldumbide Vaca ◽  
Angie Nathaly Santacruz Mediavilla ◽  
Pamela Fernanda Heredia Pazmiño

Better regulation is a public policy that governments implement to improve the quality of life of their citizens. These policies bring significant benefits to all market players, among the most palpable are innovation, administrative simplification, a clear commitment by the government, and competitiveness. A fundamental entity for the development of this type of regulation is the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), whose main objective is to create policies that improve the quality of life of citizens around the world. Among the members of this organization are first world countries such as the United States and Spain, as well as third world Latin American countries such as Mexico and Colombia, whose government administration serves as a model for the Ecuadorian people. It is because, without considering that their economies are not as large, developed, and stable, they have managed with the commitment, perseverance, and responsibility to be supported by this international institution. Nowadays, the problem of over and deregulation that has remained in Ecuador. Since the beginning of its history, it serves as an axis of study to propose the implementation of regulatory improvement within its political system. In order do this, it must be considering the principles of governance, proper preparation for its application, and the professionalism of all market players.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Bretthauer ◽  
Dirk Müllmann ◽  
Indra Spiecker gen. Döhmann

New digital mobility concepts for public transport involve data protection and IT security issues that can be addressed through smart regulation and intelligent design. The data protection challenges of new intelligent and digitalized mobility concepts in public transport are highlighted, and legal regulatory gaps are identified and analyzed in order to derive concrete recommendations for action. The book addresses the data protection challenges of new autonomous and networked mobility concepts in local public transport, identifies legal regulatory gaps and develops recommendations for action for the design of data protection-compliant concepts.


Based on the recognition that neither the command-and-control nor the self-regulation mode based regulation can accommodate the ever growing complexity of the financial market, this chapter argues that a new regulatory regime is needed. This chapter discusses the four theoretical concepts -- governmentality, reflexivity, responsive regulation and ‘smart’ regulation – that anchor a proposed alternative “smart” regulatory framework.


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