GSF Insights Session – Sandboxes Assessment Framework

This GSF Insights Session on the Sandbox Assessment Framework provided a timely and much-needed space for policymakers, academics, civil society, business leaders, and innovators to come together and shape the future of sandboxing.

As the world increasingly turns to sandboxes as an agile tool to navigate emerging technologies and complex data ecosystems, there is growing demand to evaluate their effectiveness, track outcomes, and learn from their use across diverse contexts. In this interactive session, participants explored what it takes to effectively prepare for sandboxing; to not only ensure functionality, but also inclusivity, adaptability, and impact. The discussion contributed directly to the development of the Sandbox Assessment Framework (SAF), a practical tool currently being designed by the Datasphere Initiative.

The meeting:

1. Reviewed and built on valuable insights and experiences from sandbox models across the globe.
2. Refined and identified practical, actionable building blocks for effective sandboxing, with a focus on goal setting, viability, diversity and transparency, participation, resources requirements, risk mitigation, sustainability, and ecosystem impact.
3. Generated collaborative input for the ongoing development of the SAF.

This was a closed event for the GSF community. If you are interested in receiving an invitation for next events, please contact us at [email protected].