The Global Sandboxes Forum is organized by the Datasphere Initiative and brings together a global community of practice to explore the potential of sandboxes as tools for collaboration in the digital age. By fostering knowledge exchange and capacity-building, the forum helps public and private actors address local and global challenges more effectively.
Through shared experiences and evidence-based guidance, it aims to empower stakeholders to design and implement sandboxes that responsibly unlock the value of data — driving innovation for people and the planet.
What is a sandbox?
Explore stories of how regulatory, operational and hybrid sandboxes, from all over the world, are helping test new ideas, close governance gaps, and unlock data for good.
This GSF Insights Session on the Sandbox Assessment Framework provided a timely and much-needed space for policymakers, academics, civil society, business leaders, and innovators to come together and shape the future of sandboxing.
As the world increasingly turns to sandboxes as an agile tool to navigate emerging technologies and complex data ecosystems, there is growing demand to evaluate their effectiveness, track outcomes, and learn from their use across diverse contexts. In this interactive session, participants explored what it takes to effectively prepare for sandboxing; to not only ensure functionality, but also inclusivity, adaptability, and impact. The discussion contributed directly to the development of the Sandbox Assessment Framework (SAF), a practical tool currently being designed by the Datasphere Initiative.
