Different pathways of regulatory sandboxes in Europe: Literature review with a special focus on Czechia.

Different pathways of regulatory sandboxes in Europe: Literature review with a special focus on Czechia.

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For more than forty-five years, including the years of the communist regime, there has been an instrument in Czech legislation allowing experimental validation of innovations in the public education system (e.g., methods, forms, or organization of education). Despite this fact and other recommendations from the OECD or the European Commission, Czechia, in contrast to neighboring countries, has not yet implemented a true regulatory sandbox. The objectives of this article are (i) to describe the development of regulatory sandboxes in Czechia, (ii) to compare it with other Central and Eastern European countries and (ii) to provide recommendations for further steps in the responsibility of regulatory sandboxes and their establishment in the Czech legal environment. To achieve the objectives, a review of literature and policy documents was used.

For more than forty-five years, including the years of the communist regime, there has been an instrument in Czech legislation allowing experimental validation of innovations in the public education system (e.g., methods, forms, or organization of education). Despite this fact and other recommendations from the OECD or the European Commission, Czechia, in contrast to neighboring countries, has not yet implemented a true regulatory sandbox. The objectives of this article are (i) to describe the development of regulatory sandboxes in Czechia, (ii) to compare it with other Central and Eastern European countries and (ii) to provide recommendations for further steps in the responsibility of regulatory sandboxes and their establishment in the Czech legal environment. To achieve the objectives, a review of literature and policy documents was used.

regulatory sandbox; Central Europe; Czechia; public sector; innovation

regulatory sandbox; Central Europe; Czechia; public sector; innovation

BEČVÁŘ, D., PAVELKA, J.

2026

20.01.2026

Institute for Local Self-Government Maribor

Lex Localis - Journal of Local Self-Government

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Slovinská republika

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https://lex-localis.org/index.php/LexLocalis/article/view/803445

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/256446