Opinion

February 13, 2019

“Regulation is a competitive advantage”

Europe can lead the way in creating a regulatory regime that stimulates innovation.


Harry Armstrong

5 min read

Recent high profile events, from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal to drone chaos at London’s Gatwick airport, have thrown regulation back into the spotlight. At a political level it’s becoming a hot topic too, as public unease with technologies like artificial intelligence grows while the global race to dominate the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ heats up.

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Harry Armstrong, head of technology futures at UK innovation foundation Nesta
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