Digital Regulation and Innovation in Sweden, Korea and Canada

Digital Policy Hub Working Paper

May 21, 2025

Regulating digital technologies is a delicate balancing act of protecting personal data and privacy rights without stifling innovation. This working paper looks at how Sweden and Korea are managing these digital governance challenges and what Canada can learn from these innovation leaders.

About the Author

Shirley Anne Scharf is a former Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow. She is also a visiting researcher with the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa, as well as a post-doctoral fellow with the Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto.