Trump Regulatory Reform Should Focus on Smarter Rules, Analysts Say

Government Executive: As agencies take up President Trump’s push for regulatory reform, they should take cues from foreign governments that have learned to “regulate smarter” and exploit digital technology, a new paper argues.

“How we regulate, not just what we regulate, will likely be the critical determinant of success or failure” of Trump’s recent orders directing agencies to cut onerous or obsolete rules,” wrote Deloitte analysts Jitinder Kohli and W. Bruce Chew. “By skillfully applying new digital technologies like data analytics and crowdsourcing with innovative techniques, it is possible to pursue a regulatory reform agenda that does not sacrifice protections.”

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