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The Centre Open Fora Contests Transparency register The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on SUSTAIN-AI-REG comes into being after several years (2016 - 2022) of research and teaching activities intended to contribute to improving the effectiveness of law and regulation, and bring citizens and firms closer to public authorities. Such a path started in 2016 with the awarding of a Jean Monnet Module , then developed in the Jean Monnet Chair on EU Approach to Better Regulation from 2019. The focus has been on key European tools of Better Regulation (impact assessment, regulatory burden measurement, ex-post evaluation, consultation), and on the emerging methods to support the regulation effectiveness, from behavioural experiments to artificial intelligence.. The Module and the Chair have formed together around 600 students (through the courses “EU Approach to Better Regulation ” and “Better Regulation Advanced ”) and professionals (“Alta formazione professionale sulla qualità della regolazione ”). Moreover, more than 100 of them had the opportunity to implement their knowledge on better regulation in the field, thanks to internship agreements with top-level institutions involved in better regulation (regulator, regulated firm or think tank). Besides, the Chair always continues to mentor its alumni with advice and new opportunities to further their careers. The Centre explores the role of artificial intelligence in the regulatory cycle and aims to raise awareness of its environmental impacts and to provide public authorities with criteria to adopt sustainable AI. Specifically, it seeks to: identify how AI can support regulators and enforcement authorities while assessing the risks it poses to the rule of law and the environment; develop a methodology for evaluating the environmental impact of AI applications and infrastructures; and establish sustainability criteria for the in-house development and outsourcing of AI in regulator contexts.

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Sustainable AI to improve Better Regulation tools We live in a regulated world. Regulation is everywhere and affects our choices and behaviour, as well as those whose services and products we use. The course provides a unique educational opportunity to understand how regulation is shaped and implemented and how to improve it as citizens or as L&E experts. The course deals specifically with the notion of better regulation and with the tools necessary to attain it. It covers all stages of the regulatory process and examines not merely how regulation ought to be carried out and evaluated, but also how it may be enriched to draft effective regulation. Better Regulation is a multidisciplinary course of 20 hours. The course suggests an original and contemporary approach to better regulation tools, re-framed in the light of behavioral insights, as well as by embracing artificial intelligence as a tool to improve the quality of regulation. A transnational approach is followed, which adopts the EU experience as the main model, adequately improved for national and sub-national decision-makers. The instruments of better regulation are addressed theoretically and through specific exercises, and their pros and cons are discussed. Moreover, throughout the course, participants will be exposed to real regulatory problems and better regulation tools by participating in consultation processes and encountering leading better regulation experts in the field. Scopo e destinatari Il corso si propone di far acquisire una conoscenza di base del sistema amministrativo, con riferimento ai soggetti, all’attività e alle relative disfunzioni, facendo anche menzione di alcune possibili soluzioni. Il corso (40h di insegnamento e 6 CFU) è rivolto agli studenti del corso di laurea magistrale in Politiche, amministrazioni e innovazione (classe di laurea LM-62) e Relazioni Internazionali (LM-52) dell'Università LUMSA. Event Title Event Time Event Date Change the event description to include your own content. Adjust the settings to customize the style. January 2026 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Programme Teaching method and assessment Students are involved in interactive lessons (e.g., based on in-class exercises and the participation to real consultation process), as well as in dialogues with professionals and experts (e.g.,, seminars on “law and regulation in action” and a meeting with the Italian Regulatory Scrutiny Board). In-class exercises. Those are graded on a scale from 1 to 10. Each activity is weighted differently depending on the commitment required. The exercises are organised as follows: Nudging and empowerment (20 %). Simulation of an impact assessment (40 %). Participation in a real consultation process (40 %). Final assessment. The final assessment is framed as a regulatory problem to be solved. It is written and is meant to verify the understanding and acquisition of critical thinking skills. Students are asked to solve problems related to major class topics. It is graded from 0 to 10. Final grade: 85% final assessment + 15 % in-class exercises. Final thesis Hereafter is a list of topics for which the final thesis can be requested to the course holder or experts from the university teaching staff or partners. Artificial intelligence for rule-making and law-making. Artificial intelligence regulation. Behavioural regulation. Regulatory delivery. Risk-based regulation. Digital markets regulation. Corruption prevention. Lobbying. Consultations and stakeholders’ inclusion tools Ex post evaluation. Regulatory Impact Assessment. Drafting. Participative and deliberative democracy. Simplification. Regulatory sandboxes. Regulatory and administrative burden measurement. Soft regulation. Competition advocacy and enforcement. Transparency. Additionally, each year, EMLE associated partners can propose topics/titles on which they have an interest in supervising theses through their representatives. The topics/titles will be shared in November/December. References Sunstein, C. (2023), Advanced introduction to Behavioral law and Economics, EE publishing. Baldwin R., Cave M. (2021), Taming the corporation. How to regulate for success, OUP Blanc F. (2020), Regulation, Regulatory Delivery, Trust and Distrust, in De Benedetto M., Lupo N., and Rangone N. (eds.), The crisis of confidence in legislation (Nomos/Hart) Thaler R.H., Sunstein C.R. (2021), Nudge. The final edition, Penguin Zamir E, Techman D. (2021), Behavioural law and economics, OUP (a final reference list of papers is provided at the beginning of the course) Internship opportunities Excellent professional contacts are provided thanks to internship opportunities with EMLE associated partners, i.e. AGCOM (the Italian authority for electronic communication regulation and supervision), CONSOB (the Italian authority for financial markets regulation and supervision), GSE (the Italian public-owned company responsible for the promotion of renewable resources); LEAR (a specialized economic consultancy that offers services in the field of competition policy, regulation and procurement); CIMEA - Centro Informazioni Mobilità Equivalenze Accademiche Students might also profit from other internship opportunities related to the Jean Monnet Chair on EU approach to better regulation Job opportunities might come from invited experts as well. For instance, four EMLE students are currently working for the OECD and at the ASTRID foundation. 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Submit your research note The Jean Monnet Chair on EU Approach to Better Regulation website welcomes research notes from practitioners in the regulatory field, undergraduate, graduate, PhD students and whoever has a special interest in the regulatory landscape. The submissions should concern news on better regulation tools, simplification policies, market regulation, new technologies and regulation, cognitive-based regulation, and competition advocacy. The note might regard a newly published paper or a European, international or national document as well as policy devoted to these topics. The website is open to a multidisciplinary approach. Thus, the research notes may have legal, economic, sociological or psychological perspectives. The submission should be between a range of 1,000 and 2,000 words and it should include hyperlinks in place of footnotes. It should be submitted as a Word document. The submission can also contain a picture (as a link copied in the document) that you would like to be the cover image of your research note. However, these pictures proposed will have to be copyright and credit-free (ex. Pixabay.com). The preferred writing language is English, but notes in Italian, French or other languages could be considered. Within a maximum of 10 days, you will receive feedback on your submission. In case of acceptance of the research note, some amendments may be asked prior to the publication. The submissions will be published on the website and shared in the quarterly newsletter . By submitting your research note, you agree and declare that: If published, your submission may undergo amendments concerning the format, font style and size. You grant Jean Monnet Chair on EU Approach to Better Regulation website the license to publish your submission on the website and to share it in the quarterly newsletter. You are free to republish your submissions on another website. In such case, we will appreciate the presence in your piece of a hyperlink to the Jean Monnet Chair on EU Approach to Better Regulation website page containing the original publication of your note. Your submission does not in any way infringe on anyone else’s copyright or other rights, and any controversy on the matter is of your sole responsibility. Drafting guidelines are also here . If you are interested in submitting, please fill in the following form: First Name Last Name Email Address Upload your file Upload your file We are eager to read it! Submit Thanks for submitting!

Open to both students and professionals from the public and private sector, this new course builds digital literacy while integrating sustainability considerations into the deployment of AI in regulatory settings.

Main research deliverables 1st Open Forum: Innovation for Regulation (2026) The Forum will be the first event of the Centre and serve as structured platforms for interdisciplinary dialogue on the use of AI in regulation and its environmental and rule-of-law implications. The discussions will explore AI’s role in legislative drafting, regulatory reviews, impact assessments, and enforcement controls, and environmental sustainability. Target audience: academia, public decision-makers, industry stakeholders and civil society organizations. The Forum will be the basis for the drafting of an edited book . Contest on good practices of innovation and sustainability in regulation (2026 - 2027 - 2028) The Contest will collect, evaluate, and disseminate best practices in AI-driven regulation and sustainability, focusing on how AI is used in legislative drafting, regulatory reviews, impact assessments, and enforcement controls. Target audience: civil servants, researchers and academic institutions focused on public governance, students and industry. The Centre will organize a Contest every year and the results will be analysed in a special number of a peer reviewed journal (one per year) . 2nd Open Forum: Sustainability in innovation (2028) The Forum will serve as a high-level platform for interdisciplinary dialogue, engaging academics, regulators, industry experts, and civil society to explore the interplay between AI, regulation, and sustainability. This specific activity will serve as structured, interdisciplinary platform to discuss the environmental impact of AI applications and infrastructures (e.g., data centers, network infrastructures, processing units). The Forum will directly contribute to the development of a methodology for assessing AI’s environmental footprint, bridging academic research, regulatory needs, and industry expertise. The discussion will allow to establish an evidence-based strategy for regulatory and methodological development in sustainable AI governance, as well as strengthening collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers to formulate practical recommendations for sustainability metrics in AI for regulation. Target audience: academia, regulators, industry stakeholders involved in AI governance and civil society, students. The Forum will be the final event in which the edited book will be presented.

About Us The Centre The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on SUSTAIN-AI-REG comes into being after several years (2016 - 2022) of research and teaching activities intended to contribute to improving the effectiveness of law and regulation, and bring citizens and firms closer to public authorities. Such a path started in 2016 with the awarding of a Jean Monnet Module , then developed in the Jean Monnet Chair on EU Approach to Better Regulation from 2019. The focus has been on key European tools of Better Regulation (impact assessment, regulatory burden measurement, ex-post evaluation, consultation), and on the emerging methods to support the regulation effectiveness, from behavioural experiments to artificial intelligence.. The Module and the Chair have formed together around 600 students (through the courses “EU Approach to Better Regulation ” and “Better Regulation Advanced ”) and professionals (“Alta formazione professionale sulla qualità della regolazione ”). Moreover, more than 100 of them had the opportunity to implement their knowledge on better regulation in the field, thanks to internship agreements with top-level institutions involved in better regulation (regulator, regulated firm or think tank). Besides, the Chair always continues to mentor its alumni with advice and new opportunities to further their careers. The Centre explores the role of artificial intelligence in the regulatory cycle and aims to raise awareness of its environmental impacts and to provide public authorities with criteria to adopt sustainable AI . Specifically, it seeks to: identify how AI can support regulators and enforcement authorities while assessing the risks it poses to the rule of law and the environment; develop a methodology for evaluating the environmental impact of AI applications and infrastructures; and establish sustainability criteria for the in-house development and outsourcing of AI in regulator contexts. Key activities

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