Navigating Regulatory Fragmentation: How Global Divergence Is Reshaping Oversight in 2026
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Navigating Regulatory Fragmentation: How Global Divergence Is Reshaping Oversight in 2026

ByMatt Binns

In 2026, regulatory fragmentation has become one of the defining challenges facing governments, businesses, and supervisory authorities worldwide. While globalisation once drove convergence in regulatory standards – particularly in finance, trade, and data governance – the current landscape is marked by divergence. Differing political priorities, technological advancements, economic pressures, and geopolitical tensions are pushing jurisdictions…

Building a Culture of Regulatory Compliance: What Middle and Senior Managers Must Do Now
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Building a Culture of Regulatory Compliance: What Middle and Senior Managers Must Do Now

ByMatt Binns

Building a culture of regulatory compliance is often framed as a board-level responsibility – but in practice, culture lives or dies in the middle of the organisation. While boards set expectations, it is middle and senior managers who translate those expectations into daily decisions, team behaviours, and operational priorities. In today’s evolving regulatory environment, managers…

Diagnosing the Gaps: Identifying and Solving Policy Problems
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Diagnosing the Gaps: Identifying and Solving Policy Problems

ByMatt Binns

Even well-intentioned policies often fall short of their goals. Solving policy problems or gaps in public policy is therefore a critical step toward effective governance. Without a clear diagnosis, reforms risk addressing symptoms rather than root causes. This article explores how policy gaps arise, how to identify them systematically, and why rigorous diagnosis is essential…

Developing the Skills and Preparedness of Global Heart Health Advocates I ICGP Case Study
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Developing the Skills and Preparedness of Global Heart Health Advocates I ICGP Case Study

ByMatt Binns

How the International Centre for Governance and Policy (ICGP) partnered with Global Heart Hub to empower international heart health advocates through a tailored Strategy and Communications in Policy Advocacy training – achieving 100% “very good” and “excellent” feedback. Overview When Global Heart Hub, a global alliance of heart patient organisations, sought to strengthen the advocacy…

Inclusive and Participatory Advocacy: Shaping Policy Together

Inclusive and Participatory Advocacy: Shaping Policy Together

ByMatt Binns

In today’s fast-changing world, advocacy is no longer just about experts and advocates presenting proposals behind closed doors. The most powerful policy shifts are now being driven by inclusive and participatory advocacy — approaches that bring communities, citizens, and those most affected directly into the decision-making process. This article looks at the key features of…

How to assess parliamentary standards: Evaluating capacity and practice against established democratic standards
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How to assess parliamentary standards: Evaluating capacity and practice against established democratic standards

ByMatt Binns

Upholding parliamentary standards is imperative to protecting a democratic, transparent, accountable and effective representative system. But how do we measure them? Last year was a historic year for democracies. Around 1.5 billion people went to the polls in over 50 countries to make it a significant year for elections. As with all elections, the change…

The Latest OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook for 2025

The Latest OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook for 2025

ByMatt Binns

The latest OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook for 2025 highlights more inclusive stakeholder engagement practices and providing more to support innovation in society among their recommendations for strengthening regulatory policy over the next year. The fourth edition of the Outlook Report shares unique data from the OECD indicators on regulatory policy and governance, which informs new…

From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed: The Evolution of Policymaking in a Complex World

From Evidence-Based to Evidence-Informed: The Evolution of Policymaking in a Complex World

ByMatt Binns

In the past few decades, the phrase “evidence-based policymaking” (EBPM) has become a central tenet of good governance. The idea is intuitive and appealing: policies should be grounded in the best available evidence, particularly from rigorous scientific research, to ensure effective and efficient public outcomes. However, as policymakers have grappled with the messy realities of…

How Regulators are Regulating Crypto and Digital Currencies

How Regulators are Regulating Crypto and Digital Currencies

ByMatt Binns

Regulators are seeking new ways to ensure crypto and digital currency markets are fair, transparent and safe. Commonly, regulators are using payment systems as a key tool to oversee and regulate crypto and digital currencies by implementing rules, compliance requirements, and enforcement mechanisms that affect how digital assets are transferred, stored, and converted into fiat….

Insights from the Strategic Policy Advocacy Training Programme
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Insights from the Strategic Policy Advocacy Training Programme

ByMatt Binns

We spoke to Abimbola Ogundairo, an attendee from our Strategic Policy Advocacy training programme, on the impact the training has had on her work for charity Africa No Filter. In our conversation with her she outlined how the training course exceeded her expectations, saying: “It was very helpful and beneficial because it was robust… and…