Shaping the AI Sandbox Ecosystem for the Intelligent Age 2025

The three major types of AI sandbox FIGURE 1 Source: World Economic Forum analysis The thr ee major types of AI sandbox Innovation sandbox Qatar MCIT AI Sandbox Purpose Provide a flexible envir onment for developers, innovators and businesses to experiment with and develop AI-driven solutions Primary stakeholders Developers, businesses, resear chers, AI solution ar chitects and data experts (mentors) Core components Low-code/no-code IDE, P2P collaboration, expert mentorshipRegulatory sandbox Norway Regulatory Privacy Sandbox Purpose Promote the development and implementation of ethical and responsible AI fr om a privacy perspective Primary stakeholders Data Pr otection Authority , regulatory authorities, exter nal experts Core components Regulatory assessment, mentorship2 1 Hybrid sandbox Malaysia National T echnology and Innovation Sandbox Purpose Accelerate companies to launch advanced technology applications while pr oviding r egulatory relaxation during development Primary stakeholders Developers, r egulators, industry , tech experts, investors, facility providers, market access partners Core components Testbed, market access, funding, capacity-building, r egulatory support, mentorship3 Example Example Example Shaping the AI Sandbox Ecosystem for the Intelligent Age 8