Policy paper: Joining up on future technologies: Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum technology horizon scanning programme

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has launched a technology horizon scanning programme, to provide a coherent view of new and emerging digital markets and technologies.

Digital innovation drives significant benefits for consumers, businesses, and the wider economy. Our roles as regulators are becoming increasingly important to ensure that consumers’ and citizens’ interests are at the heart of digital innovation. To do this well, we need to keep pace with the changes in digital and online services.

The DRCF has already made good progress in collating and synthesising the digital research and knowledge of its four member organisations (the CMA, ICO, Ofcom and FCA). However, there are benefits for regulators, consumers and industry from the DRCF doing more to join up thinking on future technologies, so it is launching a horizon-scanning programme to build its collective knowledge and understanding of emerging digital developments.