Novadays is fully involved in the creation of regulatory sandboxes in several sectors.
19 April 2021 - The boosting innovation and the legislative development However, legislation can drive important advances in R&D&I, not only by creating future requirements or obligations that force companies to innovate, but also by promoting spaces in which tests can be carried out beyond legislation. These are known as regulatory sandboxes.
The experience of Novadays as a consulting company in the field of innovation policies, transport and mobility policies, industry policiesas well as our knowledge of the high-tech sectors has positioned the company as an advisor in the creation of several regulatory sandboxes in Spain.
The first to be officially presented has been the regulatory sandbox on mobility promoted by Madrid City Council. Led by the Directorate General for Innovation, the mobility sandbox of Madrid has the participation of all the areas involved in the City Council and public companies with interests in mobility. The sandbox is materialized in an ordinance, which will soon be submitted for public consultation. The Sandbox will allow all kinds of tests to be carried out in the municipality of Madrid in which autonomous vehicles, new mobility services, integration between energy and transport, etc. will be tested. In short, it will place Madrid as an environment conducive to investment in innovation for any interested company.
In parallel, within the framework of the Novadays assistance to the Xunta de GaliciaIn addition, the creation of a regulatory sandbox is being pushed for in the Rozas aerodrome (Lugo)This sandbox is another step in the project of transforming the aerodrome into a reference infrastructure in Europe and the epicentre of the aerodrome's epicentre for civilian UAS (unmanned aerial vehicles). This sandbox is a further step in the project to transform the aerodrome into an infrastructure of reference in Europe and the epicentre of the aerospace pole of Galiciain which Novadays has been collaborating with the Xunta de Galicia since 2015.
The third sandbox that is being designed by Novadays affects another area -the marine- and is also being carried out together with reference institutions, with the aim of creating a framework to advance R+D+i related to the marine sector. blue growth.
Sandboxes are an important instrument of public policies of economy, competitiveness and innovation; but also of sectorial policies such as transport, energy, aerospace, etc.
Designing or implementing a regulatory sandbox is a complex process, in which knowledge and experience are necessary. Novadays supports public managers in this process.
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