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In Brief, Regulatory News, United States

July 4, 2022

Judge throws out questions on Mass. police licensing questionnaire: 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.  Louisiana bill sets new rules for funds sitting in abandoned sports betting accounts, Massachusetts Superior Court judge throws out two questions on police officer licensing questionnaire, Louisiana governor signs two occupational licensing reform bills into law, and more in our latest Week in Brief.

Canada, Florida, Gambling, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, police, Professional Licensing, Supreme Court, Tennessee

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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.

Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, social engineering

February 4, 2022

Social engineering attacks: How can cybercriminals exploit our trust?

Suspicious emails, phone calls, and text messages are the norm for many of us in our day-to-day lives. While many of us tend to ignore them, stats and headlines show they happen regularly, and they work. How to circumvent cybercrime at your agency? Jordan Milian explores.

Cybersecurity, Digital Government, Digital transformation, Georgia, Health Care, Kansas, Licensing Reform, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Wisconsin

May 15, 2023

Wisconsin legislators push for universal licensing: Week in Brief Podcast

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 a new report outlining recommendations to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in the public sector, an ongoing effort from GOP lawmakers to establish reciprocal licensing standards in Wisconsin, and much more.

Artificial intelligence, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Colorado, Digital Government, Illinois, Kansas City, Machine Learning

March 30, 2022

AI is already happening in digital government: Real-world examples of practical machine learning

Machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), involves training algorithms with data to the point where they improve themselves independently over time. How can government leaders make use of this technology to further the public interest? Where has ML succeeded in the public sector over the past 20 years?

Canada, Florida, Gambling, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, police, Professional Licensing, Supreme Court, Tennessee

July 4, 2022

Judge throws out questions on Mass. police licensing questionnaire: 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.  Louisiana bill sets new rules for funds sitting in abandoned sports betting accounts, Massachusetts Superior Court judge throws out two questions on police officer licensing questionnaire, Louisiana governor signs two occupational licensing reform bills into law, and more in our latest Week in Brief.

DOJ, FTC, Joe Biden, Licensing Reform, Occupational licensing

August 18, 2022

A year after Biden’s executive order on competition, action on occupational licensing falls short

It's been over a year since President Biden signed his executive order on competition, which specifically called for the loosening of “unfair occupational licensing restrictions.” We checked in on recent developments and looked at what might lie ahead.

Australia, Connecticut, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, License Portability, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Massage Therapy, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Jersey, Nursing, Rhode Island

November 22, 2021

New Jersey implements Nurse Licensure Compact

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, New Jersey finishes implementing the Nurse Licensure Compact, Louisiana licensing board deals with stalled licensing, and cyberattacks hit Newfoundland and Labrador.

Architecture, Education, Health Care, labor shortages, Licensing Reform, Manitoba, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nursing, Professional Licensing, South Dakota, Teachers, U.K., U.S., Universal Licensure, Wisconsin

February 27, 2023

US and UK sign reciprocal licensing agreement for architects: 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, the U.S. and U.K. sign reciprocal licensing agreement for architects, Manitoba invests $123 million to recruit, retain and support nurses, South Dakota advances licensing recognition bill, and much more.

California, Cybersecurity, Digital Government, Education, Health Care, Health Care Regulation, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Physicians, Professional Licensing, Virginia

October 24, 2022

N.L. doctors oppose proposed government say in licensing: 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. N.L. doctors oppose proposed government say in licensing, New Mexico licensing department hit by cyberattack, Virginia moves to lower barriers to teacher licensure, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

Complaints, Consumer Protection, Regulation

October 12, 2021

Complaints by industry in the US: Which ones top the list?

Dealing with complaints is a huge part of professional regulation. Like other countries, the U.S. deals with huge volumes of complaints. But where are we seeing the most? And in which industries? Jordan Milian explores.

California, Digital Government, Digital transformation, IT, Legacy modernization, Regulation

August 2, 2023

How can regulators tackle the urgent challenge of legacy IT modernization?

The burden of outdated IT systems can create serious problems for regulators as workload demands increase and new security vulnerabilities develop over time. In this Insight piece, we explore how government agencies may go about upgrading their legacy systems to current-day requirements and why it is imperative to do so.

Professional Licensing, Regulation, self-regulation

September 24, 2021

Self-regulation carries an array of potential dangers

Self-regulation brings opportunities for working professionals to monitor themselves and their peers with greater ease, but it presents opportunities for abuse. Jordan Milian explores the privilege of self-regulation.

Harry Cayton, Internationally educated, labor shortages, Professional Licensing, Regulation

April 19, 2023

Recruitment of international professionals should engender regulatory cooperation, not competition: Cayton

Facing dire labor shortages in various health professions, legislatures are encouraging, cajoling, or ordering regulators to speed up and simplify the licensing of international professionals. But as Harry Cayton explores in his latest Voices column, there are often unintended consequences to this migration.

Cryptocurrency, Digital Government, Finance, New Hampshire, Ontario, Russia, U.K., Ukraine

March 28, 2022

Russian communications regulator blocks Google News: 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. Ontario’s financial regulator outlines new credentialing requirements for two professions, the U.K.’s advertising watchdog sends a warning to crypto companies, and more in our Week in Brief.

Harry Cayton, Health Care Regulation, labor shortages, Regulation

July 19, 2023

Is the shortage of health care workers a problem of supply or demand?

Shortages of health care workers have dominated headlines and strained health care systems across the globe in recent years. Harry Cayton examines what's at the root of this dilemma in his latest Voices article.

British Columbia, Cosmetology, Education, Indiana, Internationally educated, North Carolina, Ohio, Physicians, Professional Licensing, social work, Teachers, Virginia

December 5, 2022

BC expands licensure pathway for international doctors: 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. British Columbia expands licensure pathway for internationally educated doctors, Ohio amendment could change the future of social work, proposal to reduce cosmetology licensure hours in Virginia sparks backlash, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

Education, Florida, Interstate compacts, Licensing Reform, Marijuana, Michigan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Professional Licensing, Regulation

June 5, 2023

Ohio moves toward marijuana legalization: Week in Brief Podcast

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 the passage of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact in Florida, new efforts in Michigan to license hunting and fishing guides, a bipartisan bill that would legalize marijuana in Ohio, and much more.

SPECIAL REPORT

Updated: A breakdown of all interstate licensing compacts

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, a review commission identifies barriers to licensure amidst Virginia’s statewide teacher shortage, a U.K. architecture board recommends reforming educational requirements, and more.

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Regulatory Licensing

Insight Process

Goals-based Regulation

A look at common approaches to regulation

While there are a wide range of approaches to regulation, broadly speaking, three common approaches prevail – rules-based (prescriptive), goals-based, and management-based regulation. In this article, we break down these three common approaches and take a look at their benefits and challenges.

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Insight Technology Voices

AI

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.

AI Regulation Rick Borges

Podcast

David Benton

David Benton on health care regulation, technology, and risk: Ascend Radio

In this episode of Ascend Radio, David Benton, CEO of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), sits down with Ascend Magazine Editor Paul Leavoy to discuss technology in health care regulation, the upcoming next-generation NCLEX exams, regulating support workers, and much more.

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In Brief Regulatory News

Cosmetology

Massachusetts considers mobile sports betting licenses: 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.
Massachusetts gaming regulators review applications for mobile sports betting licenses, Kentucky expands assessment options for teachers, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

Cosmetology Education Gambling Housing Kentucky Massachusetts Mississippi Montana Occupational licensing Oklahoma Professional Licensing Teachers Universal Licensure

In Brief Regulatory News

Alaska

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.

Alaska Cryptocurrency DEI Education France Health Care Regulation labor shortages Licensing Reform Professional Licensing Regulation Tennessee Texas U.S. Universal Licensure Virginia

Insight Policy Voices

Harry Cayton

When perception trumps science in assessing regulatory risk, we all lose

Experts like Malcolm Sparrow commonly assert that regulation is about the prevention of harms. But in order to prevent harms, we must understand risk – and this is where it gets complicated for policymakers. In this Voices article, Harry Cayton explores how our perception of risk in many parts of our lives differs from the actual risk of harm, and how this can distort regulatory policy.

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Insight International Policy Voices

COVID-19

‘New normal’ asks us to question original regulatory requirements

The global pandemic has introduced a number of changes to regulation and licensing around the world. But are they permanent? And if regulatory requirements were loosened, were they even necessary in the first place? In this Voices column, leading regulatory authority Harry Cayton explores the pandemic’s impact on regulation.

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Insight International Policy Voices

Finance

‘The people piece’: The key role of people in regulatory transformation

Regulatory transformation is not only about changing an organization’s technology and processes; it is also about empowering and engaging its people throughout the journey. In this article, Rick Borges looks at the key role that people play as enablers of regulatory transformation.

Finance Regulation Regulatory Transformation U.K.

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