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IMY's regulatory sandbox creates opportunities for the security industry

byIT-Branschen

April 4, 2025

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Project focus and duration

The project in the regulatory sandbox lasts 6–8 months and concludes with a public report.

Innovation benefits of the sandbox

The sandbox enables learning about new technologies and provides insights that promote privacy-friendly and sustainable technology development.

Dialogue-based data protection guidance

IMY provides innovators with guidance on data protection where the legal situation is unclear, as part of the authority's innovation work since 2022.

Opportunity to participate in the next project

Expressions of interest for the next project are open from April 3 to May 19, with the project starting in September 2025.

IMY has just started a new project in the regulatory sandbox. The project is being carried out together with the Family's lawyer and will, among other things, deal with how personal data can be further processed to develop and use AI. A project in the regulatory sandbox The sandbox lasts for approximately 6–8 months and ends with a public report..

Learning and knowledge sharing in focus

– Our sandbox is a way of working that provides opportunities for others to benefit from the insights in our innovation projects, while we at IMY learn about new technologies, such as AI., says Per Nydén, acting unit manager at IMY's innovation hub. Through the sandbox, we can help create better conditions for privacy-friendly innovation and sustainable technology development.

Our sandbox is a way of working that provides opportunities for others to benefit from the insights in our innovation projects, while we at IMY learn about new technologies, such as AI.

Dialogue-based guidance in data protection

IMY was the first among Swedish authorities to test the regulatory sandbox, a working method that means that innovators and business developers receive dialogue-based guidance on data protection issues where the legal situation is unclear. The working method has been part of the authority's innovation work since 2022.

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Next chance to participate: fall 2025

Expressions of interest for the next project are open April 3–May 19. Project start in September. More information and expressions of interest at imy.se/sandlada.

Questions Answered

What is IMY's regulatory sandbox?

A way of working to test and learn about new technology such as AI in data protection issues.

How long do projects last in the sandbox?

Approximately 6–8 months with final public report.

How can you participate in the next sandbox project?

Expressions of interest are open from April 3 to May 19, starting in September.

What benefits does the sandbox provide for innovation work?

It provides dialogue-based guidance and promotes sustainable and privacy-friendly innovation.

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