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Alberta physicians criticize plans to subsidize nurse practitioner clinics: 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, professional communities clash over plans to publicly fund nurse practitioner clinics in Alberta, California considers an alternative pathway to licensure for lawyers, and much more.
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Alberta physicians criticize plans to subsidize nurse practitioner clinics: 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, professional communities clash over plans to publicly fund nurse practitioner clinics in Alberta, California considers an alternative pathway to licensure for lawyers, and much more.
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  • AI, Climate Change, Digital Government, Regulation, U.K., U.S.
Ascend Radio guests weigh in on tomorrow’s regulator
How can new technology enable the regulator of the future to improve its work in protecting the public interest? What challenges does the future hold for regulatory bodies? Ascend Radio guests share their thoughts.
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UK and Australia move forward on crypto regulation: 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.K. and Australia move forward with plans to regulate the crypto industry, a Texas commission will consider lowering the fees for midwife licenses in the state, and more.
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  • Australia, Performance Measurement, Regulation, Regulatory Excellence, U.K., U.S.
How do regulators measure their performance around the world?
To what extent is it possible for regulators to measure their impact on the fields they regulate? How can they be held to account for their performance and guided toward better outcomes? In this article, we explore how performance measurement frameworks are used around the world to assess regulatory effectiveness and drive improvement.
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  • Colorado, Digital Government, Ghana, Hawaii, Illinois, Interstate compacts, Licensing Reform, Massachusetts, NASCIO, Prince Edward Island, Professional Licensing, Psychology, Regulation, Teachers, U.K., Utah
NASCIO discusses strategic planning, AI ethics concerns: 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, NASCIO holds its annual conference for state CIOs throughout the U.S., psychologists in Massachusetts push for the state to join a new licensing compact, and more.
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  • Health Care, Kieran Walshe, Regulation, Research, U.K.
How regulators can benefit from independent, proprietary research: Insights from Kieran Walshe
Why should regulators expend their limited resources pursuing research projects? Well, according to Kieran Walshe, even small amounts of proprietary regulatory research can have a significant impact on decision-making and understanding of organizational priorities. In this piece, we explore some of the insights gathered by Walshe over his years in the world of research and how regulators can put them to good use.
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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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  • Alabama, Architecture, Cryptocurrency, Digital Government, Health Care, Licensing Reform, Montana, Ohio, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Sexual misconduct, Teachers, U.K., Virginia
Review commission identifies barriers to entry for Virginia teachers: 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, 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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  • Alabama, Architecture, Licensing Reform, Montana, Professional Licensing, Teachers, U.K., Virginia
Removing educational requirements for UK architects: 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 Jordan discuss a review commission's recommendations to address Virginia's teacher shortage, suggestions from U.K. architecture leaders to do away with educational requirements, and more.
Role of people in regulatory transformation
  • Finance, Regulation, Regulatory Transformation, U.K.
‘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.
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  • Health Care Regulation, Inspections, Kieran Walshe, Performance Measurement, Physicians, Professional Licensing, Research, United Kingdom
Kieran Walshe on how regulators can embrace research to improve effectiveness: Ascend Radio
Kieran Walshe, Professor of Health Policy and Management at Manchester Business School, joins Paul Leavoy on Ascend Radio to discuss the benefits regulators can gain by building in-house research capacity and how any regulator – regardless of their size and resources – can get started.
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  • Arizona, Artificial intelligence, Big Tech, Finance, Indiana, Licensing Reform, Mental Health, New Hampshire, Professional Licensing, Regulation, United Kingdom
UK financial regulator outlines approach to Big Tech, AI: 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, Financial Conduct Authority CEO Nikhil Rathi outlines regulatory approach to Big Tech and AI, four of the most influential AI companies announce creation of an industry body to oversee advanced AI development, and more.
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  • Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Finance, Operational Resilience, Regulation, U.K.
Regulators tackle operational resilience in the UK
To mitigate the risk of major operational failures affecting the day-to-day lives of millions of financial services customers, U.K. regulators issued new rules on operational resilience that came into force in March 2022. In this article, Rick Borges looks at the requirements and the impact they will have on firms’ cyber resilience and use of third-party providers.
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  • Consumer Protection, Finance, Regulation, U.K.
How the U.K.’s new Consumer Duty will change how firms operate
On July 31, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will begin enforcing a new Consumer Duty that will set higher and clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services and require firms to put their customers’ needs first. In this article, Ascend Contributor Rick Borges explores the impact this change will have on how firms operate.
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  • Cryptocurrency, Engineering, Georgia, Health Care Regulation, Israel, Licensing Reform, Maine, Missouri, Ontario, Physicians, Prince Edward Island, Professional Licensing, Quebec, Regulation, U.K.
Ontario removes Canadian work experience requirement for foreign-trained engineers: 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, online gaming operators in Quebec form a coalition to call for new industry regulations, Missouri moves to tighten licensing restrictions for assistant physicians, and more.
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  • Cryptocurrency, Engineering, Health Care, Licensing Reform, Missouri, Online Gaming, Ontario, Professional Licensing, Quebec, Regulation, U.K.
Regulating online gaming in Quebec: 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 Ontario's removal of Canadian work experience requirements for foreign-trained engineers, the push for online gaming regulation in Quebec, new legislation that would tighten licensing restrictions for assistant physicians in Missouri, and more.

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Alberta physicians criticize plans to subsidize nurse practitioner clinics: 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.
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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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