TPRC 2024: The 52nd Research Conference on Communications, Information and Inter

This panel compares and contrasts how regulatory agencies and approaches are emerging in different regions to address digital challenges and opportunities. The audience will learn whether and how nations decide to address problems with current resources, reform existing regulatory agencies, create new ones, or leave the problems alone. The panelists are leading authors and regulators who will describe the dynamic landscape of digital technologies, their impact on various sectors, and the role of a digital regulatory agencies for these areas. They will discuss the challenges that digital regulatory agencies face--promoting innovation and consumer protection, managing data privacy and security, and balancing free speech and misinformation. The panel will cover a wide range of topics related to a government agency’s role and responsibilities in overseeing the digital landscape. Speakers present international perspectives on how digital regulatory agencies are emerging in US, EU, Asia, Latin America and Africa.