日本專案型規制監理沙盒的啟示

A Study of Japan's Project-based Regulatory Sandbox System and Implications for Taiwan

日本於2014年初施行的產業競爭力強化法，其精神在於不分產業的支援所有創新事業活動。依據施行三年餘的實際經驗，及研究國際間創新實驗等的發展態勢後，日本正式於2018年6月6日推出的日本版專案型規制監理沙盒。不同於英國、新加坡或臺灣專法的金融範疇，日本專案型規制監理沙盒涵蓋的領域亦為所有產業，所有企業均可一體適用。在面臨第四次工業革命浪潮，臺灣必須思考提升數位經濟及產業競爭力的法規鬆綁方向。本研究認為，若要成功發展以科技為主的創新事業，於此刻若針對不同的議題，不斷制定更多法規政策，並非上策。在深入瞭解日本立法脈絡與運行方式後，本文建議，臺灣可參酌日本，考量制定不分產業之監理沙盒專法。

Japan released the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness on January 20, 2014, which provided mechanisms for innovative technologies and services for all industries. Based on three years’ domestic practical experiences and global innovation trends, Japan officially launched the Japan version of the project-based regulatory sandbox on June 6, 2018. While the regulatory sandbox scope of UK, Singapore and Taiwan are all defined only for financial innovation, Japan project-based regulation sandbox scheme is applicable to all industries, this is, all enterprises and innovation business activities can be widely applied under the legislation. How to encourage digital economy and strengthen industrial competitiveness under a regulatory reform and adjustment scheme in response to the fourth industrial revolution have become a big challenge. By exploring the contents and mechanisms of Japan’s Project-based Regulatory Sandbox System, this study elaborates that a sandbox scheme which can be widely adoptable in every industry might be a better solution when facing a technology-based innovation.