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Data virtualization and regulation: Creating a logical digital fabric for government leaders
Government leaders often find themselves analyzing data from multiple discrete sources in their everyday work. In the past, physically integrating this data has proven to be a costly and time-consuming process. Thanks to data virtualization, however, regulators can now access data from many different sources without relocating any of it. Here we look at the basics of data integration as well as different ways governments have adopted the technology.
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Regulatory policies are ever-evolving and differ widely from coast to coast and around the world. We keep a pulse on the active world of regulation and licensing.

  • Regulation, Regulatory Excellence
Defining and achieving regulatory excellence: A general framework for regulators
What exactly defines regulatory excellence? And how can regulators achieve it? In 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) enlisted the help of experts at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Program on Regulation (PPR) to answer these questions. In this article, we break down the key findings of the PPR team’s final report, which provides a general framework that any regulator can use to chart their own path towards achieving regulatory excellence.
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  • Harry Cayton, Occupational Regulation, Professional Licensing
Is regulation a constant or a variable? Harry Cayton explores.
How do regulators balance the need for rigid, universally applied constants with the demands of a dynamic, ever-changing world? Regulatory expert Harry Cayton looks at this and more in our latest Voices article.
  • Health Care, Internationally educated, Life coaches, Manitoba, New Jersey, Nursing, Philippines, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Telehealth, Utah
Utah considers regulating life coaches: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Utah lawmakers are working on a bill to regulate life coaches in the state in response to the high-profile case of Ruby Franke, Manitoba's NDP government discontinues health care recruitment mission in the Philippines, and more.
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  • Australia, British Columbia, Cannabis, Cybersecurity, labor shortages, Massachusetts, Medical Marijuana, military, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania, social work, Virginia
Virginia simplifies licensure for mental health professionals: Weekly regulatory news
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Virginia expedites licensing for social workers from out-of-state, Massachusetts simplifies licensure for military spouses, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.
  • Automation, Professional Licensing, Regulation
Licensing process automation: Bringing regulators into the digital world
In a world where the private sector has automated most sign-up processes for consumers, regulators too must explore the applications of automation in their day-to-day work. How can occupational licensing bodies use automation to cut costs, save time, and make life easier for citizens and professionals alike?
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  • AI, Regulation, Rick Borges
Do chatbots understand you? Exploring bias and discrimination in AI
To what extent does AI have the potential to exhibit bias and discrimination? And how might humans implement the technology in a way that curbs these tendencies? In his latest piece for Ascend, Rick Borges discusses the ethical implications of widespread AI implementation and explores what could be done to address them.
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  • Cybersecurity, Earned Wage Access, EMS, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Texas
Regulating quick pay for workers in Nevada: Week in Brief
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss Nevada's creation of the U.S.'s first-ever earned wage access (EWA) state licensing regime, new cybersecurity education opportunities for police officers in Texas, and more.
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  • Finance, FSCB, Regulation, Rick Borges, Risk management, Silicon Valley Bank, U.K.
Rick Borges on Silicon Valley Bank, risk management, and the FSCB: Ascend Radio
On this episode of Ascend Radio, Rick Borges, Director of Strategy at the U.K.'s Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB), joins Ascend Magazine Editor-in-Chief Paul Leavoy to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, company culture in the financial sector, the three lines of defense to manage risk in banking, and much more.
  • Certifications, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Occupational Regulation, Ohio, Utah
Canadian government office reports major cybersecurity breach
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, a top government office reports a network breach, report finds Louisiana licensing laws discourage opportunity, and a report criticizes Ohio regulation.
  • Professional Association, Professional Licensing, Regulation, self-regulation
Professional associations: How are they different from regulators?
At the simplest, professional associations serve the interests of members while regulators serve the interest of the public. But on closer inspection, it's more complicated than that. Ariel Visconti explores in this article on the differences between regulators and professional associations.
Blame Games
  • Complaints, Harry Cayton, Health Care Regulation, Misconduct, Nursing, Professional Licensing, U.K.
Blame games: How these nurses’ shocking crimes highlight regulatory weaknesses
The recent sentencing of British nurse Lucy Letby has left members of the public, media, and medical community calling for more regulation. In this article, Harry Cayton examines the response to Letby's crimes and what it highlights about the limits of professional regulation.
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  • AI, Interstate compacts, Missouri, Montana, Nursing, Pennsylvania, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Veterans
Eliminating continuing education requirements for nurses: Week in Brief
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss pushback from nursing leaders over the elimination of continuing education requirements in Montana, Missouri's recent enactment of three new interstate licensing compacts, and more.
  • Alabama, California, Health Care, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Professional Licensing, Telehealth, Vaccinations, Vermont, Veterans
Kentucky eyes improving licensing help for ex-criminals
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. In this week's news, Kentucky moves to support better licensing for ex-criminals, a think tank calls for less occupational licensing regulation in Ohio, and Pennsylvania moves to improve the lives of veterans.
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  • Arizona, Digital Government, Interstate compacts, Iowa, Licensing Reform, NASCIO, Nebraska, Professional Licensing, Universal Licensure
Nebraska considers joining three interstate compacts: Week in Brief
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss proposals in Nebraska to enter the state into three new licensing compacts, a report from NASCIO reflecting on accomplishments and challenges in the world of digital government, and more.
Cryptocurrency regulation
  • Cryptocurrency, Digital Government, Finance, Regulation
A timeline of cryptocurrency regulation in America (Part 4): The Crypto Collapse
Our series on the history of cryptocurrency regulation in America concludes with a look at the 2022 crypto collapse. One after another, several major crypto firms filed for bankruptcy, causing Bitcoin and Ether to plunge in value. But even as many crypto founders faced criminal charges, the regulatory environment was still characterized by confusion and contradictions.

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U.S. regulators discuss finalizing bank capital rules as soon as August: Weekly regulatory news

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
This week in regulatory news: U.S. regulators discuss finalizing bank capital rules as soon as August: Bloomberg News, Shein faces EU regulations over user data, National regulatory reform would promote economic growth for Canadians, and more.

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Trust on trial: Navigating the murky waters of scientific integrity

As fraudulent research papers flood academic journals, the sanctity of scientific discovery is under siege, challenging the very foundation of trust we place in peer-reviewed publications. With AI now both a tool for creating and detecting such deceptions, the urgency for a robust, independent regulatory framework in scientific publishing has never been greater.

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California establishes licensing rules for crypto companies, kiosks: Weekly regulatory news

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
This week in regulatory news, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation that will create licensing rules for cryptocurrency companies and kiosks, the World Health Organization publishes guidelines on regulating AI to improve quality of service in health care, and more.

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Virginia approves universal license recognition: Weekly regulatory news 

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy.
This week in regulatory news, Virginia approves universal licensure legislation, Alaska makes it easier for licensed professionals who move to the state to get to work faster, France passes stringent licensing rules for crypto firms, and much more.

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