DRA Held a Training Program on Regulating Emerging Technologies

The Digital Regulatory Academy (DRA), affiliated with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), in partnership with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), held a specialized training program on “Regulating Emerging Technologies.” The program aimed to develop regulatory capabilities, explore the regulatory challenges associated with emerging technologies, and develop practical regulatory strategies and frameworks, with a focus on Saudi Arabia’s regulatory context.

The program brought together more than 39 specialists in public policy, regulatory law, economics, and engineering, representing 21 entities from the public and private sectors. It addressed emerging and transformative technologies shaping the future of regulation, approaches to assessing the need for regulatory intervention and selecting appropriate responses, and the analysis of evolving business models in the communications and technology sector. It also covered the identification of risks, challenges, and implications associated with emerging technologies, as well as anticipating the required regulatory interventions.

The program showcased a range of innovative regulatory approaches and tools, including regulatory sandboxes, tailored frameworks for regulating emerging technologies, and collaborative regulation. It also explored global regulatory trends and practices and compared them with Saudi Arabia’s regulatory context. The program concluded with a group project that enabled participants to apply the knowledge and concepts acquired throughout the program.

The program is part of DRA’s ongoing efforts to strengthen regulatory capabilities, facilitate knowledge transfer and the exchange of best practices in digital regulation, and enhance specialists’ readiness to keep pace with technological developments and anticipate their regulatory challenges. These efforts contribute to fostering innovation and advancing the regulatory environment of the communications, space, and technology sector.