What we do

C:\>DIR is a global policy convening platform that fosters high-level dialogue on issues at the intersection of digital innovation and regulation between policymakers, regulators and market innovators. It aims to cultivate collaborative communities and public-private partnerships that will develop common solutions and shape the future of digital markets and economies, for the benefit of the many.

The Initiative acts across three interconnected dimensions: 

1. Reimagining digital regulation as technology transforms markets.

2. Catalysing regulatory and supervisory innovation through a digital commons approach.

3. Facilitating cross-regulatory and cross-border collaboration.  

Our work programme prioritises frontier and cross-regulatory areas with an emphasis on the needs and perspectives of Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs). Thematic areas include:

• Digital infrastructure and inclusion

• Data governance and sharing frameworks

• Operational resilience and critical third parties

• DLT, digital assets and the token economy

• AI governance and agentic systems

• Competition policy and digital markets

• Quantum risk and cyber security