Day 1
Registration: 8:00 – 9:00
Welcome coffee, participant integration, and initial networking
Opening Ceremony and Protocol: 09:00 – 09:20
Workshop context, agenda, and general objectives
Opening remarks by ITU, EU, PUC
Introduction to Regulatory Innovation 09:30 – 10:00
Regulatory innovation mechanisms and controlled experimentation
Agile methodologies as a practical approach to addressing complex challenges and fostering the co-creation of disruptive and sustainable solutions.
Training activites
Introductory presentation with reflection questions:
- What is the theoretical framework of regulatory innovation?
- What currently hinders innovation in the telecommunications sector?
- How can regulatory sandboxes help overcome these obstacles?
- What lessons do we expect to gain from applying regulatory innovation mechanisms?
Regulatory Sandbox Experiences: Inspiration and Lessons Learned for National Regulation. 10:00 – 12:30
Analysis of case studies from Colombia, Brazil, and Spain, identifying high-potential emerging digital segments such as 5G, GovTech, and Artificial Intelligence.
Training activities
Practical experience-sharing session guided by key questions:
What regulatory challenges do our companies/institutions face?
What unmet connectivity needs do users have?
What is the most urgent challenge to address?
How do we prioritize challenges based on impact and feasibility?
Designing Innovative Solutions and Sandbox Prototypes (Ideation and Prototyping Phases): 13:30 – 16:30
Development of proposals tailored to local challenges, incorporating gender, sustainability, and human rights perspectives, using:
- Emerging technologies radar
- Regulatory opportunity and risk mapping
- Regulatory sandbox canvas
Training activities
Face-to-face session covering key regulatory sandbox concepts and a simulation-based activity, including stages, requirements, evaluation, and exit strategies.
Working groups will design regulatory innovation solutions through posters, mind maps, brainstorming, and other collaborative tools.
Guiding questions:
What non-traditional solutions could we test?
What would an ideal solution that benefits all stakeholders look like?
How can we build a rapid prototype?
What metrics should be included to measure success?
Day 2
Dialogue: Building Alliances for Implementation: 08:30 – 9:30
Presentation of ideas and prototypes
Initial round of insights and analysis of common and specific challenges
Participatory space to connect key actors of the regulatory innovation ecosystem, aimed at defining concrete actions and promoting the implementation of regulatory sandboxes, public policy labs, and innovation centers.
Training activities
Key questions:
Which alliances are critical for implementation?
How can sustainability and scalability be ensured?
What next steps should be validated to implement prototypes or models?
Towards a Roadmap for Sandbox Implementation: 10:00 – 11:30
Consolidation of learnings and development of a concrete action plan.
Design of regulatory pilots: objectives, KPIs, risks, monitoring, and evaluation.
Pilot design using visual tools.
Case study: Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandbox.
Training activities
Face-to-face session focused on the collaborative design of regulatory pilots, including objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), risks, and work plans, using visual tools and a case study on an Artificial Intelligence regulatory sandbox
Designing an Open Call for the Regulatory Sandbox 11:30 – 13:30
Strategic planning of an open call process, ensuring transparency, clear criteria, and alignment with the objectives of the sandbox.
Expected outcome: Preliminary document including an action plan, timeline, and assigned responsibilities for the open call.
Face-to-face (F2F) session: step-by-step identification of the process to launch an open call:
Definition of the objectives and scope of the call.
Alternative mechanisms and adaptive regulatory approaches.
Design of selection and evaluation criteria.
Outreach strategies and inclusive participation.
Training activities
Expected outcome: Preliminary document including an action plan, timeline, and assigned responsibilities for the open call.
Guiding questions:
What concrete steps must be taken over the next 6–12 months?
How will the success of the sandbox be measured in the short and medium term?
What risks should be anticipated, and how can they be mitigated?
Tutors
Armando Guio Espanol
