Introducing the Data Regulation & Innovation Initiative
A working group of scholars, former regulators, and practitioners is publishing its Charter and opening this site as the public home for its work.
Today the Data Regulation & Innovation Initiative is publishing its Charter and opening this site as the public home for its work. The Charter sets out the case for a shift in how data is governed: from data protection as restriction to data stewardship as responsible enablement.
The initiative is a working group, not an institution. It brings together scholars, former regulators, and practitioners from Brazil, Europe, Singapore, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Its proposition is that the next decade of data law should be measured by outcomes for people, not by formal compliance with rules written for an earlier moment of the internet.
What is on this site
The Charter is the founding document. The seven principles are presented individually, with short essays explaining what each means in practice. Country reports describe how each principle plays out under the actual legal regime in seven jurisdictions. The People page lists the working group; the Partners and supporters page will list institutions backing the initiative on launch.
The policy paper, currently in extended-outline stage, will follow. Subscribers to the newsletter will receive notice when the draft is circulated.