Regulating the Future: How a Tiny Nation Offers a Big Lesson in Governing Emerging Technologies
In a world where innovation is accelerating faster than regulation can respond, the question of how to govern emerging technologies—like AI and blockchain, has never been more urgent.
Governments and societies are struggling to design legal frameworks that safeguard public interest without stifling innovation. The challenge? These technologies evolve rapidly, are often poorly understood, and defy traditional regulatory models.
In the 5th episode of our Research Discussions podcast, FinTechLah, Professor Jungpil Hahn and Dr Nicholas Garcia discuss a case study presented in MIS Quarterly by Seidel, Frick and vom Brocke that steps into this complexity.
Their paper examines Liechtenstein’s approach to blockchain regulation, offering both a case study and a broader theoretical framework based on abstraction and elaboration.
But theory is one thing—practice is another. Together, they explore:
· What Liechtenstein got right—and where uncertainty remains
· The trade-offs between adaptability and legal enforceability
· Whether this model can scale across domains like AI or remain confined to blockchain
Interested in the real-world challenges of regulating frontier innovation? Join us for this episode of FinTechLah for our thoughtful and grounded take.
Read the open access paper by Seidel et al. at: https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2024/18039
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Speakers for the Podcast
Prof.Jungpil Hahn
