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Regulation, Innovation and Competitiveness

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Regulating Technological Innovation

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Regulation comprises the rules that apply to private and public actors and the steering mechanisms that are employed to interpret and apply them. The focus is traditionally on the limitation of private activity in the public interest. It constitutes an important component of the business environment in which enterprises work and attempt to improve their business advantages comparative to other firms, including through the development of new and innovative technologies.

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  1. Shawn Donnelly
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  1. University of Twente, the Netherlands

    Michiel A. Heldeweg (Professor of Public Governance Law) & Evisa Kica (Researcher in Governance and Innovation) (Professor of Public Governance Law) &  (Researcher in Governance and Innovation)

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Donnelly, S. (2011). Regulation, Innovation and Competitiveness. In: Heldeweg, M.A., Kica, E. (eds) Regulating Technological Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367456_3

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