Preserving Public Interests and Rights: The Urgent Call for Proactive Government Systems

Introduction: Governments often appear to be inconsistent in their approach to new technologies. While they assume that capabilities and practices available to prior technologies should remain accessible to them, they do not show the same concern for preserving public benefits or rights associated with the technologies being replaced. This selective behavior highlights a tendency to relitigate lost battles and raises questions about governments’ commitment to upholding public interests and rights.