The Digital Economy

Citation
U.K House of Commons, sBusiness, Innovation and Skills Committee, The Digital Economy (July 2016) (full-text).

Overview
This document recommends that the UK Government provides greater clarity on the regulation of the digital economy. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills must be at the forefront of the regulation debate. It should explore new regulatory opportunities that exist within the digital] framework and seek to ensure that appropriate regulations are in place to support and encourage innovative uses of technology, while protecting consumers and not disproportionately disadvantaging non-digital industries.

A more collaborative approach to regulation, involving users, should be explored by the Government. Digital platforms (the software or hardware of a site) could themselves become key players in the regulatory framework, required to ensure that users are complying with current regulations, and that workers using the platforms have reasonable employment conditions and are not vulnerable to exploitation.

The Government must outline what measures it is taking in the immediate future to support policies connected with the digital economy, in the light of the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, and must ensure that the country's digital economy remains successful and innovative.